Coral necklace
Encyclopedia
Coral-necklace is an annual plant
of the family Caryophyllaceae
. It is a native of damp sandy heathland in western Europe
and the Mediterranean region. The tiny white flowers are bourne in clusters along the stem inspiring the common name.
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...
of the family Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
The 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, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
. It is a native of damp sandy heathland in western Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Mediterranean region. The tiny white flowers are bourne in clusters along the stem inspiring the common name.