Caryophyllaceae

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Dianthus orientalis Adams

Dianthus orientalis Adams

Dianthus orientalis Adams

Dianthus orientalis, the Georgian pink, is a Eurasian pink species studied for potential ornamental and green roof use.

Dianthus bolusii Burtt Davy

Dianthus bolusii Burtt Davy

Dianthus bolusii Burtt Davy

Dianthus bolusii Burtt Davy is a tufted South African perennial carnation relative that grows on Cape sandstone slopes.

Dianthus albens (Sol.)

Dianthus albens (Sol.)

Dianthus albens (Sol.)

Dianthus albens is a herbaceous perennial with white to purple flowers that grow from spring to autumn.

Dianthus basuticus Burtt Davy

Dianthus basuticus Burtt Davy

Dianthus basuticus Burtt Davy

Dianthus basuticus Burtt Davy is a small tufted South African perennial flowering plant with dark pink summer to autumn blooms.

Dianthus caespitosus Thunb.

Dianthus caespitosus Thunb.

Dianthus caespitosus Thunb.

Dianthus caespitosus is a low tufted perennial herb that produces pale yellow to cream flowers in spring to summer.

Dianthus thunbergii Hooper

Dianthus thunbergii Hooper

Dianthus thunbergii Hooper

Dianthus thunbergii Hooper is a low herbaceous perennial with pink or white flowers that bloom September to February.

Dianthus crinitus Sm.

Dianthus crinitus Sm.

Dianthus crinitus Sm.

Dianthus crinitus is a Dianthus (carnation family) species with common names hairy carnation and long-haired pink that grows on serpentine soils.

Dianthus caryophyllus L.

Dianthus caryophyllus L.

Dianthus caryophyllus L.

Dianthus caryophyllus, the carnation, is a fragrant herbaceous perennial cultivated worldwide for ornamental and medicinal uses.

Gypsophila elegans M.Bieb.

Gypsophila elegans M.Bieb.

Gypsophila elegans M.Bieb.

Gypsophila elegans, annual showy baby's-breath, is an ornamental plant native to Europe and Asia.

Gypsophila fastigiata L.

Gypsophila fastigiata L.

Gypsophila fastigiata L.

Gypsophila fastigiata, the fastigiate gypsophila, is a flowering plant species in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.

Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.

Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.

Gypsophila vaccaria is an annual caryophyllaceae herb native from Portugal and Morocco to the Himalayas, whose seeds are used in Chinese medicine.

Dianthus nudiflorus Griff.

Dianthus nudiflorus Griff.

Dianthus nudiflorus Griff.

Dianthus nudiflorus is an annual flowering herb in the Caryophyllaceae family native to Eurasia and North Africa, introduced to northern California.

Silene flos-jovis (L.) Desr.

Silene flos-jovis (L.) Desr.

Silene flos-jovis (L.) Desr.

Silene flos-jovis (flower-of-Jove) is a perennial flowering plant native to the central Alps that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Silene banksia (Meerb.) Mabb.

Silene banksia (Meerb.) Mabb.

Silene banksia (Meerb.) Mabb.

Silene banksia is a domesticated cultigen flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae, native to parts of northeast Asia with no known wild individuals.

Silene nocturna L.

Silene nocturna L.

Silene nocturna L.

Silene nocturna L. is a self-supporting annual carpetweed herb that grows up to 0.39 m tall with simple broad leaves.

Silene apetala Willd.

Silene apetala Willd.

Silene apetala Willd.

Silene apetala is a Caryophyllaceae species native from the Mediterranean to Pakistan, invasive in Australia and France.

Silene rubella L.

Silene rubella L.

Silene rubella L.

Silene rubella is a red-flowered flowering plant in Caryophyllaceae, native to regions across southern Europe and North Africa and West Asia.

Silene vallesia L.

Silene vallesia L.

Silene vallesia L.

Silene vallesia L. is a small perennial flowering plant found in rocky habitats of the western Alps to Apennines.

Silene supina M.Bieb.

Silene supina M.Bieb.

Silene supina M.Bieb.

Silene supina M.Bieb. is a flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family native to the Balkans, North Caucasus, and Iran.

Silene longicilia (Brot.) Otth

Silene longicilia (Brot.) Otth

Silene longicilia (Brot.) Otth

Silene longicilia is a Portuguese-endemic flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family that grows in rock crevices in west-central Portugal.

Silene chlorantha (Willd.) Ehrh.

Silene chlorantha (Willd.) Ehrh.

Silene chlorantha (Willd.) Ehrh.

Silene chlorantha is a flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, native from Europe to Central Asia.

Silene sedoides Poir.

Silene sedoides Poir.

Silene sedoides Poir.

Silene sedoides Poir. is an annual Mediterranean coastal herb with notched, dark-spotted white to pink petals.

Silene acutifolia Link ex Rohrb.

Silene acutifolia Link ex Rohrb.

Silene acutifolia Link ex Rohrb.

Silene acutifolia is a plant species with purplish-pink protandrous hermaphroditic flowers that can self-pollinate.

Silene L.

Silene L.

Silene L.

Silene latifolia (white campion) is a dioecious flowering plant native to Eurasia and North Africa, naturalized in North America.

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