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	Dianthus barbatus  L.

Fam.: Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.

Genus:  Dianthus  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Dianthus:		dios = god, anthos = blossom
	barbatus:		bearded

Fig. 1:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William Croatia, Medvednica 1.7.2010

Fig. 2:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William Croatia, Medvednica 1.7.2010

Fig. 3:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William Croatia, Medvednica 1.7.2010

Fig. 4:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William I Südtirol, Gsieser Tal 7.7.2022

Fig. 5:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William I Südtirol, Gsieser Tal 7.7.2022

Fig. 6:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William I Südtirol, Gsieser Tal 7.7.2022

Fig. 7:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William A Koralpe, Gressenberg 3.7.2022

Fig. 8:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William A Koralpe, Gressenberg 3.7.2022

Fig. 9:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William A Koralpe, Gressenberg 3.7.2022

Fig. 10:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William A Ost-Tirol Innervillgraten 3.8.2004

Fig. 11:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William (garden flower run wild) D Offenbach am Main 2.7.2013

Fig. 12:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William (garden flower run wild) D Freigericht 23.6.2023

Fig. 13:  Dianthus barbatus / Sweet William (garden flower run wild) D Freigericht 23.6.2023

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