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Annual, biennial, perennial herb, rarely dioecious, taprooted or rhizome generally slender
Leaves simple, generally opposite; stipules generally 0; petiole generally 0; blade entire, sheath generally 0
Inflorescence: cyme, generally open; flowers few–many or flower solitary and axillary; involucre generally 0
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium sometimes present; sepals generally 5, ± free or fused into a tube, tube generally herbaceous between lobes or teeth; awns generally 0; petals generally 5 or 0, generally tapered to base (or with claw long, blade expanded), entire to 2–several-lobed, blade generally without scale-like appendages (inner surface), generally without ear-like lobes at base; stamens generally 10, generally fertile, generally free, generally from ovary base; nectaries generally 0; ovary superior, generally 1-chambered, placentas basal or free-central, styles 2–5 or 1 and 2–3-branched
Fruit: capsule or utricle (rarely modified, dehiscent), generally sessile
Seeds: appendage generally 0
Genera in family: 85 genera, 2400 species: widespread, especially arctic, alpine, temp, n hemisphere; some cultivated (Agrostemma, Arenaria, Cerastium, Dianthus, Gypsophila, Lychnis, Saponaria, Silene, Vaccaria ).
Annual, biennial, erect, taprooted
Leaf: blade linear to narrowly lanceolate; vein 1 or lateral pair obscure
Inflorescence: cyme, terminal; flowers 1–few; peduncle and pedicels 4–20+ cm
Flower: sepals 5, fused, hairs long, ascending and appressed, tube prominent, 9–15 mm, 7–12 mm diam, ovoid to widely cylindric, round in X -section, strongly 10-ribbed, lobes generally 15–50 mm, > tube, widely linear; petals 5, 24–36 mm, claw long, blade entire or notched; styles 5, 12–15 mm
Fruit: capsule, ovoid; teeth 5, ascending
Seeds many, black
Species in genus: 2 species: Medit Eur
Etymology: (Greek: field garland)
| Introduced |
Plant 30–90+ cm; hairs dense, long, silky, ± appressed
Stem simple or sparingly branched above
Leaf 5–15 cm
Inflorescence leafy
Flower: calyx lobes green; petals exserted 10–20 mm, obovate, rounded to truncate, purplish red; stamens exserted 8–10 mm
Seed 3–3.5 mm, widely ovate; tubercles thin, triangular
Chromosomes: 2n=48
Ecology: Disturbed areas
Elevation: < 1000 m.
Bioregional distribution: Inner North Coast Ranges, n Sierra Nevada, Sacramento Valley, South Coast
Distribution outside California: native to s Europe