Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Dianthus Species: D. caryophyllus
Carnation is a pretty flower and a pretty name.
A danthus is a flower in the caryophyllacaea family. Sweet William, carnation, and pinks are all in the dianthus genus. Their petals have fringes or are "pinked."
The carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a flower belonging to the genus Dianthus. They have numerous tightly held petals; flowers are normally red, pink or white and have a slightly sweet musty smell to them.
The word for carnation in Greek is γαρύφαλλο. It is pronounced garIfallo with the accent on the I
The cut produced by pinking shears may have given its name to (or be derived from) the plant name pink, a flowering plant in the genus Dianthus (commonly called a carnation). The colour pink may have been named after these flowers, although the origins of the name are not definitively known. As the carnation has scalloped, or "pinked", edges to its petals, pinking shears can be thought to produce an edge similar to the flower.
Carnation as a kind of flower should not be capitalized. But Carnation as a name should be capitalized. Examples:My mom loves roses, carnations and lilies. The lady likes the Carnation milk.
Carnation.
Chrysanthemum or carnation.
fringed pink carnation
Karl Genus's birth name is Genus Carl Benson.
The genus name for the koala is Phascolarctos.