Facchinia | |
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Facchinia lanceolata botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Tribe: | Sagineae |
Genus: | Facchinia Rchb. (1841)[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Facchinia is a genus of flowering plants in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae, native to the Pyrenees and the Alps. Many species in this genus were previously placed in Minuartia.[3]