Cherleria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, found in the Arctic and mountain areas of the northern hemisphere.[2] Its center of diversity is the Balkans. The species shows ecological differentiation and multiple colonisations of alpine habitats. It was enlarged in 2017 with species from other genera.[3]

Cherleria
Cherleria arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Sclerantheae
Genus: Cherleria
L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Lidia Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Wierzbickia Rchb.

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 425 (1753)
  2. ^ a b c "Cherleria L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Moore, Abigail J.; Dillenberger, Markus S. (2017). "A conspectus of the genus Cherleria (Minuartia s.l., Caryophyllaceae)". Willdenowia. 47: 5. doi:10.3372/wi.47.47101. S2CID 91131090.