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carnations
Dianthus
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).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Deptford pink
speciesDianthus armeria
Sweet-William
speciesDianthus barbatus
Maiden Pink
speciesDianthus deltoides
Carthusian Pink
speciesDianthus carthusianorum
Chinese-pink
speciesDianthus chinensis
Dianthus caryophyllus
complexDianthus caryophyllus
Fringed Pink
speciesDianthus superbus
Fringed Pink
speciesDianthus hyssopifolius
Ragged Pink
speciesDianthus seguieri
Dianthus borbasii
speciesDianthus borbasii
Garden Pink
speciesDianthus plumarius
Dianthus lusitanus
speciesDianthus lusitanus
Sand Pink
speciesDianthus arenarius
Cheddar Pink
speciesDianthus gratianopolitanus
Dianthus capitatus
speciesDianthus capitatus
Balbis' Pink
speciesDianthus balbisii
Peacock-eye Pink
speciesDianthus pavonius
wild pink
speciesDianthus strictus
Dianthus chinensis × barbatus
hybridDianthus chinensis × barbatus
Long-calyx pink
speciesDianthus longicalyx
Tall Pink
speciesDianthus giganteiformis
Frilly Carnation
speciesDianthus mooiensis
Brotero's Pink
speciesDianthus broteri
Dianthus campestris
speciesDianthus campestris
Alpine Pink
speciesDianthus alpinus
Dianthus pygmaeus
speciesDianthus pygmaeus
Common Stinging Pink
speciesDianthus pungens
Stiff Velezia
speciesDianthus nudiflorus
Dianthus caucaseus
speciesDianthus caucaseus
Northern Pink
speciesDianthus repens
White Pink
speciesDianthus albens
Dianthus acicularis
speciesDianthus acicularis
Giant Pink
speciesDianthus giganteus
Dianthus praecox
speciesDianthus praecox
Sternberg's Pink
speciesDianthus sternbergii
Glacier Pink
speciesDianthus glacialis
Thunberg's Wild Pink
speciesDianthus thunbergii
Dianthus ciliatus
speciesDianthus ciliatus
Dianthus rupicola
speciesDianthus rupicola
African Pink
speciesDianthus zeyheri
Dianthus polymorphus
speciesDianthus polymorphus
Dianthus membranaceus
speciesDianthus membranaceus
Dianthus hypanicus
speciesDianthus hypanicus
Dianthus cretaceus
speciesDianthus cretaceus
Dianthus pseudarmeria
speciesDianthus pseudarmeria
Dianthus serotinus
speciesDianthus serotinus
Pyrenean Pink
speciesDianthus pyrenaicus
Lesotho Pink
speciesDianthus basuticus
Dianthus collinus
speciesDianthus collinus
Dianthus marschallii
speciesDianthus marschallii
Long-haired Pink
speciesDianthus crinitus
Dianthus orientalis
speciesDianthus orientalis
Rock Pink
speciesDianthus petraeus
Dianthus palinensis
speciesDianthus palinensis
Cape Pink
speciesDianthus bolusii
Dianthus libanotis
speciesDianthus libanotis
Karoo Pink
speciesDianthus caespitosus
Dianthus microlepis
speciesDianthus microlepis
Dianthus lanceolatus
speciesDianthus lanceolatus
Granite Pink
speciesDianthus graniticus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.305
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.271
Famine Relief Herbal
Zhu Su · 1406 · p.31
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.401
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.386
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.384
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.647
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.435
Florum et coronariarum historia
Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.73
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.373
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.328
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.300
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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