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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Dianthus (Carnation)

Dianthus (Carnation)    

Kingdom:     Plantae
(unranked):     Angiosperms
(unranked):     Eudicots

(unranked):     Core eudicots                                                
Order:     Caryophyllales
Family:     Caryophyllaceae
Genus:     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).

Species

    Dianthus alpinus - Alpine PinDianthus amurensis     AmurPink                                         
    Dianthus anatolicus
    Dianthus arenarius - Sand Pink
    Dianthus armeria - Deptford Pink
    Dianthus balbisii
    Dianthus barbatus - Sweet William                                   
         
    Dianthus biflorus
    Dianthus brevicaulis
    Dianthus burgasensis
    Dianthus callizonus
    Dianthus campestris
    Dianthus capitatus
    Dianthus carthusianorum - Carthusian Pink                           

    Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation or Clove 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 kladovanus
    Dianthus knappii
    Dianthus lusitanus
    Dianthus microlepsis
    Dianthus moesiacus
    Dianthus monspessulanus - Fringed pink
    Dianthus myrtinervius - Albanian Pink                    

    Dianthus nardiformis
    Dianthus nitidus
    Dianthus pavonius
    Dianthus petraeus
    Dianthus pinifolius
    Dianthus plumarius - Garden Pinks, Wild 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 tenuifolius
    Dianthus urumoffii
    Dianthus zonatus
    Dianthus John Prichard






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