Caryophyllaceae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Caryophyllus (“former genus name, now mostly in Dianthus”) +‎ -aceae === Proper noun === Caryophyllaceae A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – very many herbs and shrubs including the pinks, carnations and campions. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Alsineae (in Alsinoideae); Caryophylleae, Sileneae, (in Caryophylloideae); Corrigioleae, Paronychieae, Polycarpeae (in Paronychioideae); Arenarieae, Eremogoneae, Sagineae, Sclerantheae, Sperguleae (unassigned to subfamily) – tribes Acanthophyllum, Achyronychia, Agrostemma, Allochrusa, Alsinidendron, Ankyropetalum, Anychia, Arenaria, Bolanthus, Brachystemma, Brewerina, Bufonia, Cardionema, Cerastium, Cerdia, Chaetonychia, Colobanthus, Cometes, Cucubalus, Cyathophylla, Dianthus, Diaphanoptera, Dicheranthus, Drymaria (tropical chickweed), Drypis, Geocarpon, Gymnocarpos, Gypsophila, Habrosia, Haya, Herniaria, Holosteum, Honckenya, Illecebrum, Kabulia, Krauseola, Lepyrodiclis, Lochia, Loeflingia, Lychnis, Mesostemma, Microphyes, Minuartia, Moehringia, Moenchia, Myosoton, Ochotonophila, Ortegia, Paronychia, Pentastemonodiscus, Petrocoptis, Petrorhagia, Philippiella, Phrynella, Pinosia, Pirinia, Pleioneura, Plettkea, Pollichia, Polycarpaea, Polycarpon, Polytepalum, Pseudostellaria, Pteranthus, Pycnophyllopsis, Pycnophyllum, Robbairea, Sagina, Sanctambrosia, Saponaria, Schiedea, Scleranthopsis, Scleranthus, Sclerocephalus, Scopulophila, Silene, Siphonychia, Spergula, Spergularia, Sphaerocoma, Stellaria, Stipulicida, Telephium, Thurya, Thylacospermum, Uebelinia, Vaccaria, Velezia, Viscaria, Wilhelmsia, Xerotia – genera === References === Caryophyllaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Caryophyllaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Caryophyllaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Caryophyllaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Caryophyllaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information Caryophyllaceae at APWeb “Caryophyllaceae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026