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Caryophyllaceae. Pink Family, 
Usually small herbs with opposite, entire leaves, more or less 
joined at the base, the nodes often swollen. Flowers regular, perfect, 
commonly in cymese Sepals 4-5, distinct or united to forma tube. Petals 
4 or 5:sometimes lobed nearly to the base and appearing double in number, 
frequently wanting. Stamens not more than twice the number of sepals, 
hypogynous or perigynouse Styles 2-5. Ovary superior, 1-(rarely 3-5) 
chambered. Ovules several or many, attached to the base of the ovary or 
to a central column. 
My Seyete united into a tubular-ovoid calyx 
2, Petals without appendages at the base of the bladey, 
6 covetigy pink or reddish 
4 Plant very smooth and glaucous; calyx strongly 
8 5-angled J. Vaccaria 
4 Plant hoary with a soft hirsute pubescence; 
8 calyx 10-ribbed 2 Agros temma 
2. Petals bearing two erect scales at the base of the 
6 blade y,eererta white or greenish white, some- 
times fete with purple 2- Silene 
© sepals distinct 
ZL Stipules present, scarious; (introduced weeds) 
4 Leaves opposite; styles 3 4. Spercularia 
4 Leaves appearing as though several in a whorl; 
Q styles 5 S Spergula 
vs Stipules wanting 
4 Petals entire, not notched or lobedy frequently 
smaller than the sepals and inconspicuous 6 Arenaria 
Petals notched or birid, frequently wholly 
g wanting; capsule ovoid or cylindrical 
after opening, 3-10 valved 
G Styles commonly 3; glabrous plants; cap- 
josule ovoid ‘] Stellaria 
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( styles commonly 5 (or 4), pubescent plants; 
/O capsule cylindrical 8, Cerastiun 
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