Caryophyllaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection.
Digitised Reference Slides
We currently have 71 digitised slides. Each record may contain multiple individual grains and images.
Distribution
Chickweed Family
Annual or perennial herbs or shrublets. Stipules present, scarious. Leaves opposite and often falsely whorled. Inflorescence a dense cyme. Flowers usually inconspicuous, bisexual, actinomorphic, 5-merous. Sepals free. Petals present (in ours). Ovary 1-locular. Style 1. Fruit an indehiscent nutlet, 1-2-seeded, included in the persistent calyx. Text © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Genera
- Taxonomic Completion
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19.78%18 of 91 accepted Genera.
- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 9a612d33-2249-4722-8477-9ded722c3d9e
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected Datasets
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant List Global Biodiversity Information Facility