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Caryophyllaceae Wildflowers


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The carnation (or pink) family, caryophyllaceae, is a varied group of plants producing attractive flowers, borne singly or in small clusters. In the US, plants are mostly found in temperate regions of the west and north; there are 42 genera and around 350 species. Flowers have five sepals, often fused into a linear or inflated tube, and five (less commonly four) petals, often divided or fringed at the tip. The center of the flower contains five or ten stamens. Leaves are undivided, and oppositely arranged. They often have stipules at the attachment point. Stems are somewhat swollen at the leaf nodes.

Achyronychia cooperi
Frost-mat
Achyronychia cooperi
Arenaria lanuginosa
Spreading sandwort
Arenaria lanuginosa
Cerastium arvense
Field chickweed
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium beeringianum
Alpine chickweed
Cerastium beeringianum
Cerastium texanum
Texas chickweed
Cerastium texanum
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria
Dianthus deltoides
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides
Eremogone congesta
Ball-head sandwort
Eremogone congesta
Eremogone eastwoodiae
Eastwood's sandwort
Eremogone eastwoodiae
Eremogone fendleri
Fendler's sandwort
Eremogone fendleri
Eremogone kingii
King's matted sandwort
Eremogone kingii
Eremogone macradenia
Mojave sandwort
Eremogone macradenia
Minuartia macrantha
Chickweed
Minuartia macrantha
Minuartia nuttallii
Nuttall's sandwort
Minuartia nuttallii
Minuartia obtusiloba
Alpine sandwort
Minuartia obtusiloba
Moehringia macrophylla
Largeleaf sandwort
Moehringia macrophylla
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Sticky starwort
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Saponaria officinalis
Common soapwort
Saponaria officinalis
Silene acaulis
Moss campion
Silene acaulis
Silene bernardina
Palmer's catchfly
Silene bernardina
Silene douglasii
Douglas' catchfly
Silene douglasii
Silene drummondii
Drummond's campion
Silene drummondii
Silene gallica
Small-flowered catchfly
Silene gallica
Silene latifolia
Bladder campion
Silene latifolia
Silene lemmonii
Lemmon's catchfly
Silene lemmonii
Silene petersonii
Plateau catchfly
Silene petersonii
Silene sargentii
Sargent's catchfly
Silene sargentii
Silene scouleri
Simple campion
Silene scouleri
Stellaria longipes
Longstalk starwort
Stellaria longipes
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