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Dianthus with Attributes

Synonyms: Caryophyllus; Cylichnanthus; Diosanthos; Plumaria; Velezia

Wikipedia Abstract

Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus).
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Species

Dianthus arenarius (Finnish pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus armeria (Deptford pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus barbatus (sweetwilliam) (Attributes)
Dianthus caryophyllus (carnation) (Attributes)
Dianthus chinensis (rainbow pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus deltoides (maiden pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus fragrans (fragrant pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus gratianopolitanus (Cheddar Pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus nudiflorus (velezia) (Attributes)
Dianthus plumarius (feathered pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus repens (boreal carnation) (Attributes)
Dianthus scaber (ragged pink) (Attributes)
Dianthus sylvestris (woodland pink) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0