| 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. |