Caryophyllaceae
Sand pink
Dianthus arenarius
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Belarusian
- Гваздзіка, Гваздзікі, Гвоздзікі, Сталец, Чарнабрыўчыкі
- Dutch
- Zandanjer
- English
- Sand pink
- Finnish
- Hietaneilikka
- German
- Sand-Nelke
- Russian
- Гвоздика Крылова
- Tatar
- Крылов канәфере
Synonyms
- Dianthus arenarius var. glaucus Blocki
- Dianthus arenarius var. suecicus Novák
- Dianthus krylovianus Juz.
- Silene arenaria (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Tunica arenaria (L.) Scop.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
Photo: Anders Lagerås, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marko Vainu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.