Petrorhagia is a small genus of annual and perennial plants of the family Caryophyllaceae, mostly native to the Mediterranean region. It is low-growing with wiry stems and narrow, grass-like leaves. The flowers are small, in clusters similar to members of the genus Dianthus, in pink, lilac, or white. Petrorhagia saxifraga is the tunic flower or coat flower, similar to baby's breath, but shorter, and used in rock gardens.[citation needed]
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| Petrorhagia dubia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Petrorhagia (Ser.) Link (1831) |
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These plants are mainly native to Eurasia, but some species can be found nearly worldwide, having been introduced to other continents.[1]
Species edit
As of 2024[update], Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 29 accepted species of Petrorhagia:[1]
- Petrorhagia arabica (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia cyrenaica (E.A.Durand & Barratte) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia dianthoides (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G.López & Romo – hairy pink
- Petrorhagia elymaitica (Mozaff.) Falat., Assadi & F.Ghahrem.
- Petrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia glumacea (Bory & Chaub.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia grandiflora Iatroú
- Petrorhagia hispidula (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia kennedyae (A.K.Jacks. & Turrill) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia laconica Trigas, Kalpoutz. & Kougioum.
- Petrorhagia lycica (P.H.Davis) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia macra (Boiss. & Hausskn.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Burnat) P.W.Ball & Heywood – childing pink
- Petrorhagia obcordata (Margot & Reut.) Greuter &
- Petrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia pamphylica (Boiss. & Balansa) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia peroninii (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball &
- Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood – proliferous pink
- Petrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball
- Petrorhagia rupestris Brullo & Furnari
- Petrorhagia sarbaghiae S.A.Ahmad
- Petrorhagia saxifraga (L.) Link – tunic-flower
- Petrorhagia syriaca (Boiss.) Mouterde & Greuter
- Petrorhagia thessala (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Petrorhagia wheeler-hainesii Rech.f.
- Petrorhagia zoharyana Liston
References edit
- ^ a b c "Petrorhagia (Ser. ex DC.) Link". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Petrorhagia at Wikimedia Commons
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