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Caryophyllaceae
The
Caryophyllaceae
, commonly called the
pink family
or
carnation family
, is a
family
of
flowering plants
. It is included in the
dicotyledon
order Carophyllales in the
APG III system
, alongside 33 other families, including
Amaranthaceae
,
Cactaceae
, and
Polygonaceae
. It is a large family, with 86
genera
and some 2,200
species
.
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