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Maryland Checklist - Family: Caryophyllaceae - all-time (Total: 64)
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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Maiden's-tears
Silene
vulgaris
130
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
2
Nodding Chickweed
Cerastium
nutans
var.
nutans
4
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
3
Hairy Forked Nailwort
Paronychia
fastigiata
17
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
4
Octoraro Creek Chickweed
Cerastium
velutinum
var.
villosissimum
4
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
5
Salt Sandspurry
Spergularia
marina
51
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
6
Five-stamened Chickweed
Cerastium
semidecandrum
3
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
7
Yellow Nailwort
Paronychia
virginica
7
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
8
Turkish Baby's-breath
Gypsophila
pilosa
2
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
9
Grass-like Starwort
Stellaria
graminea
34
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
10
Sweet William
Dianthus
barbatus
11
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
11
Trailing Pearlwort
Sagina
decumbens
ssp.
decumbens
35
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
12
Hairy Rupturewort
Herniaria
hirsuta
var.
cinerea
5
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
13
Common Chickweed
Stellaria
media
435
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
14
Jagged Chickweed
Holosteum
umbellatum
146
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
15
Bouncing Bet
Saponaria
officinalis
179
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
16
Dwarf Pearlwort
Sagina
apetala
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
17
Cow Soapwort
Vaccaria
hispanica
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
18
Rose Campion
Silene
coronaria
13
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
19
Sweet William Silene
Silene
armeria
2
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
20
Greater Seaspurry
Spergularia
media
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
21
Red Sandspurry
Spergularia
rubra
3
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
22
Appalachian Sandwort
Minuartia
glabra
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
23
Balkan Catchfly
Silene
csereii
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
24
Slender Sandwort
Arenaria
leptoclados
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
25
Morrison's Spurry
Spergula
morisonii
5
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
26
Blunt-leaved Sandwort
Moehringia
lateriflora
9
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
27
Common Corncockle
Agrostemma
githago
15
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
28
Red Catchfly
Silene
dioica
3
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
29
Smooth Forked Nailwort
Paronychia
canadensis
49
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
30
Field Chickweed (strictum)
Cerastium
arvense
ssp.
strictum
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
31
Field Chickweed
Cerastium
arvense
53
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
32
Evening Campion
Silene
nivea
34
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
33
Mountain Nailwort
Paronychia
montana
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
34
Baby's-breath
Gypsophila
paniculata
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
35
Widowsfrill
Silene
stellata
135
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
36
Sticky Chickweed
Cerastium
glomeratum
98
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
37
Childing Pink
Petrorhagia
prolifera
11
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
38
Smooth Rupturewort
Herniaria
glabra
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
39
Corn Spurry
Spergula
arvensis
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
40
European Chickweed
Cerastium
pumilum
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
41
Bird-eye Pearlwort
Sagina
procumbens
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
42
Erect Chickweed
Moenchia
erecta
ssp.
erecta
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
43
Bog Chickweed
Stellaria
alsine
18
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
44
Deptford Pink
Dianthus
armeria
477
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
45
Sleepy Silene
Silene
antirrhina
50
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
46
Ragged Robin
Silene
flos-cuculi
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
47
Long-leaved Starwort
Stellaria
longifolia
52
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
48
Feathered Pink
Dianthus
plumarius
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
49
Wild Pink
Silene
caroliniana
ssp.
pensylvanica
282
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
50
Longstalk Starwort
Stellaria
longipes
ssp.
longipes
2
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
51
Star Chickweed
Stellaria
pubera
449
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
52
Seaside Sandwort
Honckenya
peploides
ssp.
robusta
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
53
Forked Catchfly
Silene
dichotoma
2
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
54
Gray Chickweed
Cerastium
brachypetalum
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
55
German Knotgrass
Scleranthus
annuus
284
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
56
Pine Barren Stitchwort
Minuartia
caroliniana
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
57
Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Arenaria
serpyllifolia
112
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
58
Bladder Campion
Silene
latifolia
273
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
59
Large Field Chickweed
Cerastium
velutinum
105
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
60
Michaux's Stitchwort
Minuartia
michauxii
var.
michauxii
16
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
61
Night-flowering Silene
Silene
noctiflora
7
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
62
Common Mouse-eared Chickweed
Cerastium
fontanum
ssp.
vulgare
83
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
63
Giant Chickweed
Myosoton
aquaticum
54
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
64
Field Chickweed (arvense)
Cerastium
arvense
ssp.
arvense
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
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