Heterochroa
Heterochroa petraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Heterochroa Bunge (1830)
Species[1]
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Heterochroa is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It includes six species native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from Iran to Central Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, and the Russian Far East.^[1]

Species

Six species are accepted.^[1]

• Heterochroa antoninae (Schischk.) Madhani & Zarre
• Heterochroa desertorum Bunge
• Heterochroa microphylla Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
• Heterochroa petraea Bunge
• Heterochroa turkestanica (Schischk.) Madhani & Zarre
• Heterochroa violacea (Ledeb.) Walp.

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