CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Agrostemma githago
Corncockle
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 		Species 4 images 2 ident. refs
Arenaria
sandworts
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 22 images 1 ident. refs
Cerastium
mouse-ears
Plant (Click to open)
 		Genus 4 subtaxa 67 images 1 ident. refs
Dianthus
pinks
Flowers (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 24 images
Herniaria
ruptureworts
Plant (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 13 images 1 ident. refs
Honckenya peploides
Sea Sandwort
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 		Species 8 images
Illecebrum verticillatum
Coral Necklace, Coral-necklace
Species 1 ident. refs
Minuartia
sandworts
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 52 images 1 ident. refs
Moehringia
a genus of flowering plants
Plant (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 25 images
Moenchia erecta
Upright Chickweed
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 		Species 3 images
Myosoton aquaticum
Water Chickweed
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 		Species 7 images
Petrorhagia
a genus of pinks
Plant (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 32 images 1 ident. refs
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Four-leaved All-seed
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 		Species 29 images
Sagina
pearlworts
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 82 images
Saponaria
soapworts
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 16 images
Scleranthus
knawels
Inflorescence (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 15 images
Silene
campions and catchflies
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 		Genus 10 subtaxa 262 images 1 ident. refs
Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey
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 		Species 14 images
Spergularia
spurreys
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 71 images
Stellaria
chickweeds
Flowers (Click to open)
 		Genus 5 subtaxa 90 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 493 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
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