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(βdianthusβ is a genus of about 300 species of βflowering plantsβ in the family βCaryophyllaceaeβ, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America)
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(common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus))
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β*βCARYOPHYLLACEAEβ* β
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