Gymnocarpos

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Gymnocarpos
Gymnocarpos decandrus Sebseh 07 a.jpg
Gymnocarpos decander
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Gymnocarpos
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Gymnocarpos is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Selected species

It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

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