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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
Hairy Rupturewort
Herniaria
hirsuta
var.
cinerea
5
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
2
Seaside Sandwort
Honckenya
peploides
ssp.
robusta
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
3
Corn Spurry
Spergula
arvensis
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
4
Sweet William Silene
Silene
armeria
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
5
Smooth Forked Nailwort
Paronychia
canadensis
44
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
6
Cow Soapwort
Vaccaria
hispanica
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
7
Gray Chickweed
Cerastium
brachypetalum
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
8
Baby's-breath
Gypsophila
paniculata
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
9
Sweet William
Dianthus
barbatus
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
10
Night-flowering Silene
Silene
noctiflora
7
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
11
Dwarf Pearlwort
Sagina
apetala
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
12
Bird-eye Pearlwort
Sagina
procumbens
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
13
Pine Barren Stitchwort
Minuartia
caroliniana
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
14
Bog Chickweed
Stellaria
alsine
17
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
15
Mountain Nailwort
Paronychia
montana
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
16
Red Sandspurry
Spergularia
rubra
3
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
17
Field Chickweed
Cerastium
arvense
52
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
18
Balkan Catchfly
Silene
csereii
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
19
Smooth Rupturewort
Herniaria
glabra
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
20
Jagged Chickweed
Holosteum
umbellatum
132
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
21
Maiden's-tears
Silene
vulgaris
103
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
22
Greater Seaspurry
Spergularia
media
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
23
Sleepy Silene
Silene
antirrhina
50
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
24
Michaux's Stitchwort
Minuartia
michauxii
var.
michauxii
13
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
25
Long-leaved Starwort
Stellaria
longifolia
51
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
26
Field Chickweed (arvense)
Cerastium
arvense
ssp.
arvense
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
27
Childing Pink
Petrorhagia
prolifera
9
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
28
European Chickweed
Cerastium
pumilum
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
29
Morrison's Spurry
Spergula
morisonii
5
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
30
Sticky Chickweed
Cerastium
glomeratum
93
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
31
Common Corncockle
Agrostemma
githago
15
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
32
Red Catchfly
Silene
dioica
3
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
33
Erect Chickweed
Moenchia
erecta
ssp.
erecta
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
34
Rose Campion
Silene
coronaria
13
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
35
Salt Sandspurry
Spergularia
marina
45
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
36
Giant Chickweed
Myosoton
aquaticum
48
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
37
Star Chickweed
Stellaria
pubera
364
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
38
Slender Sandwort
Arenaria
leptoclados
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
39
Wild Pink
Silene
caroliniana
ssp.
pensylvanica
237
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
40
Octoraro Creek Chickweed
Cerastium
velutinum
var.
villosissimum
4
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
41
Deptford Pink
Dianthus
armeria
420
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
42
Evening Campion
Silene
nivea
33
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
43
Ragged Robin
Silene
flos-cuculi
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
44
Trailing Pearlwort
Sagina
decumbens
ssp.
decumbens
31
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
45
Appalachian Sandwort
Minuartia
glabra
1
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
46
Grass-like Starwort
Stellaria
graminea
33
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
47
Hairy Forked Nailwort
Paronychia
fastigiata
16
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
48
Common Mouse-eared Chickweed
Cerastium
fontanum
ssp.
vulgare
82
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
49
German Knotgrass
Scleranthus
annuus
271
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
50
Forked Catchfly
Silene
dichotoma
2
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
51
Turkish Baby's-breath
Gypsophila
pilosa
2
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
52
Feathered Pink
Dianthus
plumarius
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
53
Widowsfrill
Silene
stellata
122
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
54
Bouncing Bet
Saponaria
officinalis
162
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
55
Blunt-leaved Sandwort
Moehringia
lateriflora
7
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
56
Common Chickweed
Stellaria
media
415
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
57
Longstalk Starwort
Stellaria
longipes
ssp.
longipes
2
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
58
Field Chickweed (strictum)
Cerastium
arvense
ssp.
strictum
0
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
59
Yellow Nailwort
Paronychia
virginica
6
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
60
Five-stamened Chickweed
Cerastium
semidecandrum
3
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
61
Nodding Chickweed
Cerastium
nutans
var.
nutans
3
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
62
Large Field Chickweed
Cerastium
velutinum
53
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
63
Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Arenaria
serpyllifolia
104
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
64
Bladder Campion
Silene
latifolia
241
Pink Family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
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