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| Atocion compactum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Tribe: | Sileneae |
| Genus: | Atocion Adans. |
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Atocion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, tribe Sileneae, native to Europe, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far east as Iran. The species diversity is highest in the Balkans.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Atocion:
- Atocion armeria (L.) Raf.
- Atocion compactum (Fisch. ex Hornem.) Tzvelev
- Atocion lerchenfeldianum (Baumg.) M.Popp
- Atocion reuterianum (Boiss. & Blanche) Frajman
- Atocion rupestre (L.) Oxelman
- Atocion scythicinum (Coode & Cullen) Frajman
References
- Fam. Pl. 2: 254 (1763)
- ^ "Atocion Adans". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- Oxelman, B.; Lidén, M.; Rabeler, R. K.; Popp, M. (2000). "A revised generic classification of the tribe Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 20 (6): 743–748. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb00760.x. hdl:2027.42/73198.
Key to the genera
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