Caryophyllaceae

Dianthus japonicus Thunb.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus

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Dianthus japonicus (Dianthus japonicus) — FlowerPhoto: Samuele Papeschi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: ديانثوس جابونيكوس
Chinese: 日本石竹, 滨瞿麦
hsb: Japanska nalika
Japanese: ハマナデシコ

Synonyms

Dianthus ellipticus Turcz.
Dianthus japonicus f. albiflorus J.Ohara ex Nakan.
Dianthus japonicus f. albiflorus Honda & Koike
Dianthus japonicus f. albiflorus Konta & S.Matsumoto
Dianthus nipponicus Makino

Flowers

In flower: July, September (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Samuele Papeschi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Samuele Papeschi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Samuele Papeschi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alpsdake, 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). About our plant data.