family Caryophyllaceae - large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)genus Lychnis - genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly genus Minuartia, Minuartia - mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria: sandworts genus Moehringia, Moehringia - low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having 4- rather than 5-petaled flowers genus Petrocoptis, Petrocoptis - perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis genus Sagina, Sagina - small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions genus Silene - large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly |