Caryophyllaceae
African carnation
Dianthus zeyheri
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Grasangelier, Wilde-angelier
- English
- African carnation, Wild dianthus
- Zulu
- Iningizimu, Umzima
- zun
- Isidala
Synonyms
- Dianthus albens Turcz.
- Dianthus mecistocalyx F.N.Williams
- Dianthus mecistocalyx Williams
- Dianthus serpae Ficalho & Hiern
Flowers
- In flower
- January, November (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.