Atocion

Atocion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, tribe Sileneae, native to Europe, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far east as Iran.^[2] The species diversity is highest in the Balkans.^[3]

Atocion
Atocion compactum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Tribe:	Sileneae
Genus:	Atocion Adans.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Minjaevia Tzvelev

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Atocion:^[2]

• Atocion armeria (L.) Raf.
• Atocion compactum (Fisch. ex Hornem.) Tzvelev
• Atocion lerchenfeldianum (Baumg.) M.Popp
• Atocion reuterianum (Boiss. & Blanche) Frajman
• Atocion rupestre (L.) Oxelman
• Atocion scythicinum (Coode & Cullen) Frajman