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"Caryophyllaceae"
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caryophyllales
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subshrubs
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dicotyledons
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carnation
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genera
large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
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The Caryophyllaceae, the Pink or Carnation family, are a family of dicotyledons, flowering plants, included in the order Caryophyllales. This is a large family with 88 genera and some 2,000 species.
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