Caryophyllaceae Family — Genera & Species
Caryophyllaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 395 species in 57 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Caryophyllaceae species
Prickly thrift
Acanthophyllum elatius
Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky)CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Large-flowered Sandwort
Arenaria grandiflora
Carol Ann McCormickCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Norwegian Sandwort
Arenaria norvegica
Tim JohnsonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Sandy WolkenbergCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Small-flowered Mouse-ear
Cerastium brachypetalum
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Sticky Mouse-ear
Cerastium glomeratum
zebedeugalinhaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Snow in Summer
Cerastium pumilum
Oleksandr ShynderCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Little Mouse-ear
Cerastium semidecandrum
Lucie HladilováCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Snow-in-Summer
Cerastium tomentosum
AI generated
Deptford Pink
Dianthus armeria
Mark ApgarCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
AI generated
Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus
AI generated
Genera in the Caryophyllaceae family
- Silene105 species · e.g. Alpine Catchfly
- Dianthus56 species · e.g. Deptford Pink
- Stellaria31 species · e.g. Smallflower Starwort
- Minuartia27 species · e.g. Bifloral Sandwort
- Cerastium20 species · e.g. Small-flowered Mouse-ear
- Arenaria18 species · e.g. Large-flowered Sandwort
- Spergularia11 species · e.g. Red Sand-spurry
- Gypsophila10 species · e.g. Baby's Breath
- Paronychia10 species · e.g. Ahart's Nailwort
- Sagina10 species · e.g. Pearlwort
- Schiedea10 species
- Eremogone8 species
- Colobanthus5 species
- Herniaria5 species · e.g. Hairy Rupturewort
- Moehringia5 species
- Alsinidendron4 species
- Lychnis4 species · e.g. Siberian Lychnis
- Petrorhagia4 species · e.g. Wild Pink
- Pseudostellaria4 species · e.g. Greater Stitchwort
- Drymaria3 species · e.g. Tropical Chickweed
- Polycarpaea3 species
- Gymnocarpos2 species · e.g. Nakedwood
- Microphyes2 species
- Polycarpon2 species · e.g. Fourleaf Allseed
- Saponaria2 species · e.g. Common Soapwort
- Scleranthus2 species · e.g. Annual Knawel
- Spergula2 species · e.g. Corn Spurrey
- Acanthophyllum1 species · e.g. Prickly thrift
- Achyronychia1 species · e.g. Cooper's Fringe
- Agrostemma1 species · e.g. Corncockle
- Allochrusa1 species
- Brachystemma1 species
- Cardionema1 species
- Chaetonychia1 species
- Corrigiola1 species · e.g. Sandwort
- Dicheranthus1 species
- Drypis1 species
- Geocarpon1 species
- Holosteum1 species · e.g. Jagged Chickweed
- Honckenya1 species · e.g. Sea Sandwort
- Illecebrum1 species · e.g. Whorled Knotweed
- Loeflingia1 species · e.g. Tavaresia
- Moenchia1 species · e.g. Upright Smooth-seed
- Ortegia1 species
- Philippiella1 species
- Pollichia1 species · e.g. Wild Caper
- Polytepalum1 species
- Porsildia1 species
- Psammosilene1 species
- Pteranthus1 species
- Reicheella1 species
- Scopulophila1 species
- Sphaerocoma1 species
- Stipulicida1 species
- Vaccaria1 species · e.g. Cow Soapwort
- Velezia1 species · e.g. Rigid Velezia
- Wilhelmsia1 species
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.