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Dianthus plumarius flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus L.
species
About 300 species; see text

Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, found mainly in Europe and Asia, with a few species found 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). The name Dianthus is from the Greek words dios ("god") and anthos ("flower"), and was mentioned by the Greek botanist Theophrastus.

Selected species

Dianthus alpinus - Alpine pink
Dianthus amurensis - Amur pink
Dianthus anatolicus
Dianthus arenarius - Sand pink
Dianthus armeria - Deptford pink
Dianthus barbatus - Sweet William
Dianthus biflorus
Dianthus brevicaulis
Dianthus callizonus
Dianthus campestris
Dianthus capitatus
Dianthus carthusianorum - Carthusian pink
Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation or plove pink
Dianthus chinensis - China pink
Dianthus cruentus
Dianthus deltoides - Maiden pink
Dianthus erinaceus
Dianthus freynii
Dianthus fruticosus
Dianthus furcatus
Dianthus gallicus - French pink or Jersey pink
Dianthus giganteus
Dianthus glacialis
Dianthus gracilis
Dianthus graniticus

Dianthus gratianopolitanus - Cheddar pink
Dianthus haematocalyx
Dianthus japonicus
Dianthus knappii
Dianthus lusitanus
Dianthus microlepsis
Dianthus monspessulanus - Fringed pink
Dianthus myrtinervius - Albanian pink
Dianthus nardiformis
Dianthus nitidus
Dianthus pavonius
Dianthus petraeus
Dianthus pinifolius
Dianthus plumarius - Common pink
Dianthus pungens
Dianthus repens - Boreal carnation
Dianthus scardicus
Dianthus seguieri - Sequier's pink
Dianthus simulans
Dianthus spiculifolius
Dianthus squarrosus
Dianthus subacaulis
Dianthus superbus - Large pink
Dianthus sylvestris
Dianthus zonatus

Images for kids

Dianthus alpinus
Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus carthusianorum
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus caryophyllus seed heads
Hybrid Dianthus chinensis × barbatus
Dianthus monspessulanus
Carnation Dianthus monspessulanus
Dianthus shinanensis

See also

In Spanish: Dianthus para niños

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