Caryophyllaceae
Woodland pink
Dianthus sylvestris
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- قرنفل بري
- arz
- ديانثوس سيلفستريس
- Chinese
- 林石竹
- Corsican
- Canofula, Carofanu
- Dutch
- Bosanjer
- English
- Woodland pink
- French
- Œillet des rochers
- German
- Stein-Nelke, Steinnelke
- hsb
- Skalna nalika
- Slovenian
- Divji klinček
Synonyms
- Dianthus aggericola Jord.
- Dianthus aggericola Jord.
- Dianthus brevicalyx Beck
- Dianthus caryophylloides Schult.
- Dianthus caryophyllus subsp. sylvestris (Wulfen) Rouy & Foucaud
- Dianthus caryophyllus var. inodorus L.
- Dianthus consimilis Jord.
- Dianthus frigidus Zucc.
- Dianthus guyetani Jord.
- Dianthus inodorus (L.) Gaertn.
- Dianthus juratensis Jord.
- Dianthus orophilus Jord.
- Dianthus papillosus Vis. & Pančić
- Dianthus reuteri Jord.
- Dianthus rupestris L.f.
- Dianthus saxicola Jord.
- Dianthus sylvestris f. albiflorus Micevski
- Dianthus sylvestris f. papillosus (Vis. & Pančić) Beck
- Dianthus sylvestris var. alpestris Micevski
- Dianthus sylvestris var. humilior W.D.J.Koch
- Dianthus sylvestris var. imbricatus Gaudin
- Dianthus sylvestris var. subacaulis W.D.J.Koch
- Dianthus sylvestris var. uniflorus Gaudin
- Dianthus wulfenii F.Dietr.
- Silene silvestris (Wulfen) E.H.L.Krause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.