Caryophyllaceae
Sweetwilliam
Dianthus barbatus
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- قرنفل الشاعر
- arz
- ديانثوس بارباتوس
- Bangla
- রতিমালতী
- Belarusian
- Гваздзік барадаты
- Bulgarian
- Брадат карамфил
- Cantonese
- 五彩石竹
- Chinese
- 须苞石竹, 鬚苞石竹, 五彩石竹, 十样锦, 山猫儿, 美国石竹
- Czech
- Hvozdík vousatý
- Danish
- Studenternellike, Studenter-Nellike
- Dutch
- Duizendschoon
- English
- Sweetwilliam, Sweet william
- Esperanto
- Barba dianto
- Estonian
- Habenelk
- Finnish
- Harjaneilikka
- French
- Œillet de poète, Oeillet de poete, Œillet de poete
- German
- Bartnelke
- Greek
- Γαρύφαλλο των ποιητών
- hsb
- Brodojta nalika
- Irish
- Lus na gile
- Japanese
- アメリカナデシコ, ビジョナデシコ
- Latvian
- Čemuru neļķe
- Lithuanian
- Šiurpinis gvazdikas
- nds
- Deuzendschonen
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Busknellik
- Persian
- قرنفل, قرنفیل
- Polish
- Goździk brodaty
- Quechua
- Sunkha klawil
- Russian
- Гвоздика турецкая
- Slovak
- Klinček bradatý
- Slovenian
- Brkati klinček
- Swedish
- Borstnejlika
- Turkish
- Hüsnüyusuf
- Ukrainian
- Гвоздики бородаті
- Vietnamese
- Cẩm chướng thơm lùn
- Walloon
- Bouket-tot-fwait
- Welsh
- Penigan barfog
Synonyms
- Caryophyllus barbatus (L.) Moench
- Cylichnanthus barbatus (L.) Dulac
- Dianthus aggregatus Poir.
- Dianthus barbatus var. asiaticus Nakai
- Dianthus barbatus var. barbatus
- Dianthus barbatus var. latifolius Ser.
- Dianthus barbatus var. paniculatus Ser.
- Dianthus barbatus var. pedunculosus Ser.
- Dianthus corymbosus F.Dietr.
- Dianthus girardinii Lamotte
- Dianthus hispanicus Dum.Cours.
- Dianthus latifolius Willd.
- Dianthus pulcherrimus Loisel.
- Dianthus splendidissimus Hoffmanns.
- Silene barbata (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Tunica barbata Scop.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.