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Carnations can be further divided into hardy border types, which grow outside, and perpetual flowering types which are usually grown under glass to provide cut flowers and buttonholes all year round. The list does not currently include any sweet william cultivars.
Dianthus (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n θ ə s / dy-AN-thəs) [1] is a genus of about 340 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species in north Africa and in southern Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America.
Dianthus caryophyllus (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n θ ə s ˌ k ɛər i ə ˈ f ɪ l ə s / dy-AN-thəs KAIR-ee-ə-FIL-əs), [1] [2] commonly known as carnation or clove pink, is a species of Dianthus native to the Mediterranean region. Its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive cultivation over the last 2,000 years.
Carnations are part of the dianthus family and can be grown in Ohio. The flowering plant even has some medicinal properties. A Stroll Through the Garden: Carnations growing in Ohio in the name of ...
The following species in the flowering plant genus Dianthus are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] As of 2024 [update] , it accepts 359 species. The genus has undergone the fastest radiation known in any plant taxon.
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, and Polygonaceae. [1] It is a large family, with 81 genera and about 2,625 known species. [3]
The members of Caryophyllales include about 6% of eudicot species. [6] This order is part of the core eudicots. [7] Currently, the Caryophyllales contains 37 families, 749 genera, and 11,620 species [8] The monophyly of the Caryophyllales has been supported by DNA sequences, cytochrome c sequence data and heritable characters such as anther wall development and vessel-elements with simple ...
Dianthus broteri is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Portugal and Spain, preferring to grow close to the coasts. [2] Dianthus broteri is a complex of polyploid races, with 2n=2x=30, 2n=4x=60, 2n=6x=90 and 2n=12x=180 chromosomes detected in different populations, the largest polyploid series ...