Caryophyllaceae

Moenchia Ehrh.

First published in Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 2: 177 (1788)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Medit.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Czechoslovakia, Netherlands

Introduced into:

British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Poland, South Carolina, Tasmania, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Boissier, P.E. [s.n.] Turkey K000723450 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boissier, P.E. [s.n.] Turkey K000723449 Type Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1601] United Kingdom K:SPC-09039.000 No
Boissier, P.E. [s.n.] Turkey K000723452 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boissier, P.E. [s.n.] Turkey K000723451 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0