Caryophyllaceae
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Family
Caryophyllaceae (Magnoliophyta)
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Scientific Name
Caryophyllaceae
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Common Names
Pink Family
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Description
Number of genera: 75
Number of species: 2,000
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is widespread, but mainly of temperate or warm-temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere, best developed in the Mediterranean region and the Near East.
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Floras and Monographs
Caryophyllaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.