Cherleria Explained

Cherleria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, found in the Arctic and mountain areas of the northern hemisphere. 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.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Cherleria arctica (Steven ex Ser.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria baldaccii (Halácsy) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria biflora (L.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria capillacea (All.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria circassica (Albov) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria dirphya (Trigas & Iatroú) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria doerfleri (Hayek) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria eglandulosa (Fenzl) Fedor.
• Cherleria garckeana (Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria handelii (Mattf.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria langii (G.Reuss) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria laricifolia (L.) Iamonico
• Cherleria marcescens (Fernald) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria obtusiloba (Rydb.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria parnonia (Kamari) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria rupestris (Labill.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria sedoides L.
• Cherleria wettsteinii (Mattf.) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.
• Cherleria yukonensis (Hultén) A.J.Moore & Dillenb.

Notes and References

1. 10.3372/wi.47.47101 . A conspectus of the genus Cherleria (Minuartia s.l., Caryophyllaceae) . 2017 . Moore . Abigail J. . Dillenberger . Markus S. . 91131090 . Willdenowia . 47 . 5 . free .
2. Web site: Cherleria L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 5 August 2020 .