Caryophyllaceae
Childing pink
Petrorhagia prolifera
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Petrorhagia
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Common names
By language (15)
- Belarusian
- Кальраушыя парастканосная
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена мантийка
- Chinese
- 多育膜萼花
- Czech
- Hvozdíček prorostlý
- Dutch
- Slanke mantelanjer, Mantelanjer
- English
- Childing pink, Proliferous pink
- French
- Oeillet prolifère, Œillet prolifère
- German
- Sprossende Felsennelke, Sprossendes Nelkenköpfchen, Kopfnelke
- hsb
- Hłójčkata skalnička
- Hungarian
- Homoki aszúszegfű
- Polish
- Goździcznik wycięty
- Slovenian
- Brsteča haljica
- Spanish
- Diosanthos proliferum, Silene prolifera
- Swedish
- Hylsnejlika
- Welsh
- Penigan toreithiog
Synonyms
- Caryophyllus aridus Moench
- Caryophyllus diminutus (L.) Christm.
- Cylichnanthus prolifer (L.) Dulac
- Dianthus diminutus L.
- Dianthus prolifer L.
- Kohlrauschia prolifera Kunth
- Tunica prolifera (L.) Scop.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.