Biology:Petrorhagia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Petrorhagia | |
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| Petrorhagia dubia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Petrorhagia (Ser.) Link |
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Petrorhagia is a small genus of annual and perennial plants of the family Caryophyllaceae, mostly native to the Mediterranean region. It is low-growing with wiry stems and narrow, grass-like leaves. The flowers are small, in clusters similar to members of the genus Dianthus, in pink, lilac, or white. Petrorhagia saxifraga is the tunic flower or coat flower, similar to baby's breath, but shorter, and used in rock gardens.[citation needed]
These plants are mainly native to Eurasia, but some species can be found nearly worldwide, having been introduced to other continents.[1]
Species
(As of 2019), Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 28 accepted species of Petrorhagia:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Petrorhagia (Ser. ex DC.) Link". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6393-1. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q159145 entry
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