| Common Names - . | Synonyms - . |
| Authority - . L. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
| Plant forms - | Total Number of species - 300 |
| World Distribution - tive mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North Am | |
| Comments - tive mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. | |
| 1 - Dianthus barbatus 2 - Dianthus lusitanus 3 - Dianthus malacitanus 4 - Dianthus serrulatus |