Dianthaceae

The Dianthaceae (or Dianthacées ) are one of plants to flowers, previously called Caryophyllaceae (or Caryophyllacées).

List kinds

The family of the Caryophyllacées is a family of plants Dicotylédone S which includes/understands 1750 Espèce S in 88 kind S:

They are mainly herbaceous, annual or perennial plants, cold areas with tropical.

Among his many kinds one can meet in France (nonexhaustive list):

  • Arenaria , the Sandwort S
  • Cerastium , the Céraiste S
  • Dianthus , the eyelet S
  • Gypsophila , the gypsophiles
  • Lychnis , the Lychnis
  • Sagina , the Sagine S
  • Saponaria , the Saponin S
  • Silene , the silene S
  • Stellaria , Stellar S
  • Spergula and Spergularia

Carateristiques General

Vegetative Apparatus

  • Sheets reduced to the Petiole dilated

  • opposed Sheets, décussées
  • reinflated Nodes

Reproductive Apparatus

5S + 5P + (5+5) E + 5C
  • Chalice dialy or gamosépale (the type of fruit determines)
  • Corolle Dialypétale (Pétale S often bifides or laciniés)
  • Androcée obdiplostenomist
  • Ovaire to 5,4,3 or 2 Carpelle S, with free styles
  • unilocular Ovaire, with central Placentation

Fruit

The Capsule

  • opening by teeth if Gamosépale
  • opening by valves if Dialysépale

External bonds

  • regional photographic Flora

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