''Facchinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pink and carnation family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactacea ...
, native to the Pyrenees and the Alps. Many species in this genus were previously placed in ''
Minuartia
''Minuartia'' is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sandworts in the family Caryophyllaceae.
Minuartias are small annual or perennial plants which grow in otherwise inhospitable conditions such as on rocky ledges and in stony soil. Th ...
''.
Species
There are six species and one subspecies in ''Facchinia'':
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Facchinia cerastiifolia''
(Ramond ex DC.) Dillenb. & Kadereit
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Facchinia cherlerioides''
(Sieber) Dillenb. & Kadereit
**''F. cherlerioides'' subsp. ''aretioides''
(Port. ex J.Gay) Dillenb. & Kadereit
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Facchinia grignensis''
( Rchb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit
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Facchinia herniarioides''
(Rion) Dillenb. & Kadereit
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Facchinia rupestris''
(Scop.) Dillenb. & Kadereit
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Facchinia valentina''
(Pau) Dillenb. & Kadereit
References
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Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae genera
Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach