Petrorhagia
| 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 (1831) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Petrorhagia is a small
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 2024[update], Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 29 accepted species of Petrorhagia:[1]
- Petrorhagia arabica (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia cyrenaica (E.A.Durand & Barratte) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia dianthoides (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G.López & Romo – hairy pink
- Petrorhagia elymaitica (Mozaff.) Falat., Assadi & F.Ghahrem.
- Petrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia glumacea (Bory & Chaub.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia grandiflora Iatroú
- Petrorhagia hispidula (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia kennedyae (A.K.Jacks. & Turrill) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia laconica Trigas, Kalpoutz. & Kougioum.
- Petrorhagia lycica (P.H.Davis) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia macra (Boiss. & Hausskn.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Burnat) P.W.Ball & Heywood – childing pink
- Petrorhagia obcordata (Margot & Reut.) Greuter &
- Petrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia pamphylica (Boiss. & Balansa) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia peroninii (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood – proliferous pink
- Petrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball
- Petrorhagia rupestris Brullo & Furnari
- Petrorhagia sarbaghiae S.A.Ahmad
- Petrorhagia saxifraga (L.) Link – tunic-flower
- Petrorhagia syriaca (Boiss.) Mouterde & Greuter
- Petrorhagia thessala (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia wheeler-hainesii Rech.f.
- Petrorhagia zoharyana Liston
References
- ^ a b c "Petrorhagia (Ser. ex DC.) Link". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links
Media related to Petrorhagia at Wikimedia Commons
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