Dianthus chinensis
A species in the Caryophyllaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
- Species
- Dianthus chinensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Dianthus chinensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
48 synonyms in this snapshot
- Dianthus altaicusWilld. ex Ledeb.
- Dianthus chinensis f. albifloraY.N.Lee
- Dianthus chinensis f. ignescens(Nakai) Kitag.
- Dianthus chinensis subsp. paracampestrisVorosch.
- Dianthus chinensis subsp. versicolor(Fisch. ex Link) Vorosch.
- Dianthus chinensis var. dentosus(Fisch. ex Rchb.) Debeaux
- Dianthus chinensis var. ignescensNakai
- Dianthus chinensis var. jingpoensisG.Y.Zhang & X.Y.Yuan
- Dianthus chinensis var. liaotungensisY.C.Chu
- Dianthus chinensis var. longisquamaNakai & Kitag.
- Dianthus chinensis var. macrosepalusFranch. ex L.H.Bailey
- Dianthus chinensis var. morii(Nakai) Y.C.Chu
- Dianthus chinensis var. serpensY.N.Lee
- Dianthus chinensis var. shandongensisJ.X.Li & F.Q.Zhou
- Dianthus chinensis var. subulifolius(Kitag.) Y.C.Ma
- Dianthus chinensis var. sylvaticusW.D.J.Koch
- Dianthus chinensis var. trinervisD.Q.Lu
- Dianthus chinensis var. versicolor(Fisch. ex Link) Y.C.Ma
- Dianthus collinus var. scaber(Schleich. ex Suter) Gaudin
- Dianthus dentosusFisch. ex Rchb.
- Dianthus fischeriSpreng.
- Dianthus ibericusWilld.
- Dianthus jeniseensisLess. ex Ledeb.
- Dianthus laciniatusMakino
- Dianthus moriiNakai
- Dianthus ochroleucusLink
- Dianthus patensWilld.
- Dianthus pineticolaKleopow
- Dianthus pulcherSalisb.
- Dianthus ruthenicusRoem. ex Poir.
- Dianthus scaberSchleich. ex Suter
- Dianthus schraderiRchb.
- Dianthus seguieri var. dentosus(Fisch. ex Rchb.) Franch.
- Dianthus sequieriChaix
- Dianthus sequieri var. dentosus(Fisch. ex Rchb.) Franch.
- Dianthus serratus var. scaber(Schleich. ex Suter) DC.
- Dianthus sinensisLink
- Dianthus subulifoliusKitag.
- Dianthus subulifolius f. leucopetalusKitag.
- Dianthus tataricusFisch.
- Dianthus umbellatusDC.
- Dianthus versicolorFisch. ex Link
- Dianthus versicolor f. leucopetalus(Kitag.) Y.C.Chu
- Dianthus versicolor subsp. ninelli(Peschkova) Baikov & N.V.Vlassova
- Dianthus versicolor var. alpinusKrylov
- Dianthus versicolor var. ninelliPeschkova
- Dianthus versicolor var. subulifolius(Kitag.) Y.C.Chu
- Dianthus willdenowiiLink
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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