Geocarpon

Genus of flowering plants

Geocarpon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Geocarpon
Mack. (1914)
Species[1]

Seven; see text

Geocarpon is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It includes seven species native to North America, from the eastern subarctic (including Greenland) through the eastern, southeastern, and central United States.[1]

Species

Seven species are accepted.[1]

  • Geocarpon carolinianum (Walter) E.E.Schill.
  • Geocarpon cumberlandense (Wofford & R.Kral) E.E.Schill.
  • Geocarpon glabrum (Michx.) E.E.Schill.
  • Geocarpon groenlandicum (Retz.) E.E.Schill.
  • Geocarpon minimum Mack.
  • Geocarpon nuttallii (Torr. & A.Gray) E.E.Schill.
  • Geocarpon uniflorum (Walter) E.E.Schill.

References

  1. ^ a b c Geocarpon Mack. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Geocarpon