Dianthus armeria, SE: Knippnejlika, DE: Büschel-Nelke,
NL: Ruige anjer, UK: Deptford Pink, Grass Pink

Scientific name:  Dianthus armeria L.
Swedish name:  Knippnejlika
German name:  Büschel-Nelke
Nederlandse naam:   Ruige anjer
English name:  Deptford Pink, Grass Pink
Family:  Caryophyllaceae, Pink family or Carnation family, Nejlikväxter

Sweden Flowers, Dianthus armeria, Knippnejlika, Büschel-Nelke, Ruige anjer, Deptford Pink, Grass Pink

Life form:  Annual or Biennial herb
Stems:  Height 30 - 60 cm, erect stem
Leaves:  Hairy leaves
Flowers:  Dark pink flowers, 5 shallow toothed petals at the top and usually numerous white dots
Flowering Period:  July-September
Fruits:  Elongated seed capsule
Habitat:  dry forest edges, roadsides, and dry slopes, mainly in coastal areas.
Distribution:  Northwards to c.60 °

Dianthus armeria, Knippnejlika, Büschel-Nelke, Ruige anjer, Deptford Pink, Grass Pink


Derivation of the botanical name:
Dianthus, dios,"god" and anthos,"flower."
armeria, Latinized from the old French name armoires for a cluster-headed dianthus, this is also the Latin name for the Dianthus (ref. genus Armeria, also Silene armeria)
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.