What is Caryophyllaceae?
{{Taxobox | name = Carnation family | image = Red campion close 700.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = [[Red Campion]], ''Silene dioica'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Caryophyllales]] | familia = '''Caryophyllaceae''' | familia_authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] | subdivision_ranks = [[Genera]]}} [[File:Cerastium arvense 6363.JPG|thumb|''[[Cerastium arvense]]'']] [[File:White campion close 700.jpg|thumb|''Silene latifolia'']] The '''Caryophyllaceae''', commonly called the '''pink family''' or '''carnation family''', is a family of [[flowering plant]]s. The species are [[dicotyledon]]s included in the order [[Caryophyllales]]. It is a large family, with 88 genera and some 2,000 species. {{-}} {{Biology-stub}} [[category:Caryophyllaceae| ]]