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Pink or Carnation Family
10 species
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Biennial / Perennial - 5 deeply notched petals - also known
as White Cockle, Evening Lychnis - male & female flowers
occur on separate plants (dioecious) - native to Eurasia and
North Africa
as White Cockle, Evening Lychnis - male & female flowers
occur on separate plants (dioecious) - native to Eurasia and
North Africa
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Genus: Stellaria
Species: Media?
Kingdom: Plantae
Annual / Perennial - 5 deeply notched petals - also known
as Starwort - native to Canada
as Starwort - native to Canada
Updated October 28 2009
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Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Silene
Species: Vulgaris
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Perennial - 5 deeply notched petals - native to Europe
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Updated December 24 2014
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Genus: Stellaria
Species: Longifolia? Graminea?
Kingdom: Plantae
Perennial - 5 deeply notched petals - Longifolia is native
to Canada - Graminea is native to Eurasia
to Canada - Graminea is native to Eurasia
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Genus: Myosoton
Species: Aquaticum
Kingdom: Plantae
Perennial - 5 deeply notched petals - also known as
Giant Chickweed - also known by binomial name
Stellaria aquatica - similar to Star Chickweed (Stellaria
pubera) which blooms in spring - native to Europe
Giant Chickweed - also known by binomial name
Stellaria aquatica - similar to Star Chickweed (Stellaria
pubera) which blooms in spring - native to Europe
Updated July 13 2014
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Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Updated June 21 2010
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Updated February 9 2014
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White Campion (male)
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Silene (formerly Lychinis)
Species: Latifolia (formerly Alba)
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
The similar Night-flowering Catchfly (Silene noctiflora) has
3 styles (5 for White Campion) and seed pods usually with
6 teeth (10 to 12 for White Campion)
3 styles (5 for White Campion) and seed pods usually with
6 teeth (10 to 12 for White Campion)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Biennial / Perennial - 5 deeply notched petals - also known
as White Cockle, Evening Lychnis - male & female flowers
occur on separate plants (dioecious) - native to Eurasia and
North Africa
as White Cockle, Evening Lychnis - male & female flowers
occur on separate plants (dioecious) - native to Eurasia and
North Africa
Updated February 9 2014
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Genus: Dianthus
Species: Armeria
Kingdom: Plantae
Annual / Biennial - also known as Grass Pink - native to
Europe
Europe
Updated September 6 2010
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Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Genus: Silene (formerly Lychinis)
Species: Latifolia (formerly Alba)
Genus: Arenaria
Species: Serpyllifolia
Kingdom: Plantae
Annual - also known as Thymeleaf Sandwort - native to
Europe
Europe
Updated January 7 2012
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Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Saponaria
Species: Officinalis
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Perennial - also known as Soapwort - native to Europe
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Updated February 25 2012
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Genus: Spergularia
Species: Rubra
Kingdom: Plantae
Annual / Perennial - also known as Sand Spurrey - native
to Eurasia
to Eurasia
Updated December 27 2012
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Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Genus: Spergularia
Species: Salina (also Marina)
Kingdom: Plantae
Annual / Biennial / Perennial - also known as Salt-marsh
Sand Spurrey - although native to salt marshes and coastal
areas, salt runoff from roads and sidewalks provides
suitable habitat inland - the pictures here were found on the
edge of a road or sidewalk - native to North America
Sand Spurrey - although native to salt marshes and coastal
areas, salt runoff from roads and sidewalks provides
suitable habitat inland - the pictures here were found on the
edge of a road or sidewalk - native to North America
Updated December 29 2015
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Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
White Campion (female) - flower approx. 2.5 cm - leaves 4 to 10 cm - height 30 to 90 cm - Leslie Spit - November 2007
Stellaria (media? Common Chickweed) - flower 6 to 9 mm - leaves 1.5 to 2.5 cm - height to 20 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2009
Bladder Campion - flower approx. 2.5 cm - leaves 4 to 10 cm - height 20 to 75 cm - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - June 2013
Stitchwort (long-leaved? grass-leaved?) - flower 5 to 10 mm - leaves to 4 cm - height to 50 cm - High Park - June 2010
Water Chickweed - flower approx. 1.5 cm - leaves to 5 cm - height to 60 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - September 2010
White Campion (male) - flower approx. 2.5 cm - leaves 4 to 10 cm - height 30 to 90 cm - Leslie Spit - November 2009
Deptford Pink - flower approx. 1 cm - leaves 3 to 10 cm - height to 60 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - July 2009
Thyme-leaved Sandwort - flower approx. 5 mm - leaves to 8 mm - height to 25 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2011
Bouncing Bet - flower approx. 2.5 cm - leaves to 10 cm - height to 80 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - September 2010
Red Sandspurry - flower approx. 5 mm - leaves to 2 cm - height to 25 cm - Humber Bay Park - September 2012
Salt Sandspurry - flower approx. 7 mm - leaves to 1 cm - height to 20 cm - Thorncliffe Park - June 2013