''Telephium'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Molluginaceae or

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 ...

, found in Mediterranean parts of Europe, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Asia. They are annual or perennial herbs, sometimes becoming woody at their bases. Together with ''

Corrigiola ''Corrigiola'', the strapworts, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a highly disjunct distribution in Mexico, South America, southern and eastern Africa, Madagascar, northwestern Africa, Europe and western Asia. To ...

'' they form the tribe Corrigioleae. The generic name is derived from a Greek word for a plant thought to be a symbol of reciprocated love ("far-off-lover").Gledhill H. 1985. ''The Names of Plants''. Cambridge University Press.

Species

Currently accepted species include: *''

Telephium barbeyanum ''Telephium'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Molluginaceae or Caryophyllaceae, found in Mediterranean parts of Europe, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Asia. They are annual or perennial herbs, sometimes becoming woody a ...

'' Bornm. *''

Telephium eriglaucum ''Telephium'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Molluginaceae or Caryophyllaceae, found in Mediterranean parts of Europe, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Asia. They are annual or perennial herbs, sometimes becoming woody a ...

'' F.N.Williams *''

Telephium imperati ''Telephium'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Molluginaceae or Caryophyllaceae, found in Mediterranean parts of Europe, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Asia. They are annual or perennial herbs, sometimes becoming woody a ...

'' L. *'' Telephium oligospermum'' Steud. ex Boiss. *'' Telephium sphaerospermum'' Boiss.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9169126 Molluginaceae Caryophyllales genera