Honckenya (L.) Ehrh.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Caryophyllaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Honckenya (L.) Ehrh.

  • Description

    Genus Description - Fls solitary in the forks of the stem or in leafy terminal cymes, usually functionally unisexual; sep 5; pet 5; stamens normally 10; staminal disk conspicuous; styles (2)3–5(6); ovary usually 3–5-locular, but the capsule unilocular; seeds few, large, pyriform, basally rostrate; fleshy, glabrous perennials with entire, exstipulate lvs. 2, mostly cool N. Hemisphere.