Caryophyllaceae
Frilly carnation
Dianthus mooiensis
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Wilde-angelier
- English
- Frilly carnation, Wild pink
Synonyms
- Dianthus moviensis F.N.Williams
- Dianthus nelsonii F.N.Williams
- Dianthus nelsonii Williams
Flowers
- In flower
- October to February (from 152 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stefan Wolmarans, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Deacon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Antoinette Eyssell Knox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: M Kriek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, 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). About our plant data.