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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies
  6. Pink Family
  7. Caryophylleae
  8. Carnation

genus

Carnation

Dianthus

Traits
Includes
1 native 7 introduced 4 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children 24 of 45

  • Deptford Pink introduced
  • Sweet-William introduced
  • Maiden Pink introduced
  • Carthusian Pink introduced
  • Chinese-pink introduced
  • Fringed Pink present
  • Fringed Pink
  • Ragged Pink
  • Dianthus borbasii
  • Garden Pink introduced
  • Dianthus lusitanus
  • Sand Pink
  • Cheddar Pink introduced
  • Peacock-eye Pink
  • Balbis' Pink
  • Wild Pink
  • Long-calyx Pink present
  • Dianthus chinensis × barbatus introduced
  • Frilly Carnation
  • Alpine Pink
  • Dianthus pygmaeus present
  • Stiff Velezia
  • Northern Pink native
  • Dianthus caucaseus

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native carnation All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Northern Pink Dianthus repens flowers 5

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