Dianthus

E301598

Dianthus is a genus of flowering plants known for their fragrant, often pink or white, frilled-petal blooms commonly called carnations or pinks.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Core eudicots ⓘ
linked to: Eudicots

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName carnations ⓘ
pinks ⓘ
cultivationUse bedding plant ⓘ
cut flower production ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ
rock garden plant ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
family Caryophyllaceae ⓘ
flowerCharacteristic fragrant ⓘ
frilled petals ⓘ
notched petal margins ⓘ
flowerColor bicolored ⓘ
pink ⓘ
purple ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
growthForm annual ⓘ
biennial ⓘ
herbaceous perennial ⓘ
habitat meadows ⓘ
open woodlands ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ
hasSpeciesCountApprox >300 ⓘ
introducedTo Australia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
North America ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement opposite ⓘ
leafType narrow leaves ⓘ
lightRequirement full sun ⓘ
nativeRange Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
notableSpecies Dianthus barbatus ⓘ
Dianthus caryophyllus ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus

Dianthus chinensis ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus

Dianthus plumarius ⓘ
order Caryophyllales ⓘ
propagationMethod cuttings ⓘ
division ⓘ
seed ⓘ
soilPreference alkaline to neutral soil ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ
stemCharacteristic often glaucous ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Dianthus caryophyllus ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus
yearDescribed 1753 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caryophyllaceae → includesGenus → Dianthus ⓘ
Yokosuka → hasFlower → Nadeshiko (Dianthus) ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus
Caryophyllus → historicalUsage → used for species now placed in Dianthus ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus
Dianthus → typeSpecies → Dianthus caryophyllus ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus
Dianthus → notableSpecies → Dianthus caryophyllus ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus
Dianthus → notableSpecies → Dianthus chinensis ⓘ
linked to: Dianthus