Caryophyllaceae
Cheddar pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Chinese
- 蓝灰石竹
- Czech
- Hvozdík sivý
- Danish
- Pude-Nellike
- Dutch
- Rotsanjer
- English
- Cheddar pink
- Estonian
- Hall nelk
- Finnish
- Helluntaineilikka, Vuorineilikka
- French
- Œillet de Grenoble
- German
- Pfingst-Nelke
- hsb
- Swjatkowna nalika
- Polish
- Goździk siny
- Slovak
- Klinček sivý
- Slovenian
- Binkoštni nagelj
- Swedish
- Bergnejlika
- Welsh
- Penigan Gwlad yr Haf
Synonyms
- Dianthus caesius Sm.
- Dianthus caesius subsp. adscendens Gaudin
- Dianthus caesius subsp. montanus Gaudin
- Dianthus caesius var. nanus Gaudin
- Dianthus flaccidus Fieber
- Silene caesia (Sm.) E.H.L.Krause
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 92 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Christian Oudot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: purperlibel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petr Harant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Björn Sothmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ross Nairn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, 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.