Caryophyllaceae

Dianthus capitatus J.St.-Hil.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus

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Dianthus capitatus (Dianthus capitatus) — FlowerPhoto: Паша Сто, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 绒石竹

Synonyms

Dianthus capillatus Meinsh.
Dianthus cephalotes Ser.
Dianthus glaucophyllus Boiss.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Паша Сто, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Максим Шумских, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Miriam, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Максим Шумских, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.