Caryophyllaceae
Boreal carnation
Dianthus repens
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 簇茎石竹, 毛簇茎石竹
- English
- Boreal carnation
- Russian
- Гвоздика ползучая
Synonyms
- Dianthus alpinus subsp. repens (Willd.) Kozhevn.
- Dianthus alpinus var. repens (Willd.) Regel
- Dianthus chinensis subsp. repens (Willd.) Vorosch.
- Dianthus repens var. repens
- Dianthus repens var. scabripilosus Y.Z.Zhao
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos
Photo: Western Arctic National Parklands, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ilya Filippov, CC BY 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.