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Caryophyllaceae |
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Flowers: Perfect, actinomorphic; calyx united or free; sepals persistent; petals free and often clawed at base and apically notched; carpels often 3, syncarpous; ovary superior, often on a gynophore, 1-locular, usually many free central ovules
Inflorescences: Basically cymes Fruits: Capsules with apical teeth or achenes in one group; seeds with embryo coiled around the perisperm Habit: Annual or perennial herbs with anthocyanin pigments; stems often with swollen nodes Leaves: Opposite, entire, leaf bases often connate and sheathing Examples:
Agrostemma githago (corn cockle) |