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(commonly called the pink family or carnation family)
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(“caryophyllaceae” is a family of ‘flowering plants’)
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(it is included in the ‘dicotyledon order’ ‘Caryophyllales’ in the ‘APG III system’, alongside 33 other families, including
‘Amaranthaceae’,
‘Cactaceae’,
and ‘Polygonaceae’)
(it is a large family, with 81 ‘genera’ and about 2,625 known species)
(this ‘cosmopolitan family’ of mostly ‘herbaceous plants’ is best represented in temperate climates, with a few species growing on tropical mountains)
(some of the more commonly known members include ‘pinks’ and ‘carnations’ (Dianthus), and ‘firepink’ and ‘campions’ (Lychnis and Silene))
(many species are grown as ‘ornamental plants’, and some species are widespread ‘weeds’)
(most species grow in the ‘Mediterranean’ and bordering regions of Europe and Asia)
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(the number of genera and species in the ‘Southern Hemisphere’ is rather small, although the family does contain ‘Antarctic pearlwort’ (Colobanthus quitensis), the world’s southernmost dicot, which is one of only two flowering plants found in ‘antarctica’)
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