Facchinia Explained

Facchinia is a genus of flowering plants in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae, native to the Pyrenees and the Alps. Many species in this genus were previously placed in Minuartia.^[1]

Species

There are seven species and one subspecies in Facchinia:

• Facchinia cerastiifolia (Ramond ex DC.) Dillenb. & Kadereit
• Facchinia cherlerioides (Sieber) Dillenb. & Kadereit
  • F. cherlerioides subsp. aretioides (Port. ex J.Gay) Dillenb. & Kadereit
• Facchinia grignensis (Rchb.) Dillenb. & Kadereit
• Facchinia herniarioides (Rion) Dillenb. & Kadereit
• Facchinia lanceolata
• Facchinia rupestris (Scop.) Dillenb. & Kadereit
• Facchinia valentina (Pau) Dillenb. & Kadereit

Notes and References

1. 10.1017/S0960428615000153 . A Revision of Facchinia (Minuartia s.l., Caryophyllaceae) . 2015 . Dillenberger . M. S. . Kadereit . J. W. . Edinburgh Journal of Botany . 72 . 3 . 353–389 . free .