Dianthus caryophyllus
speciesAt a glance
Sources16 archives
Databases and archives Dianthus caryophyllus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation19 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility12 192 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Dianthus caryophyllus, commonly known as the carnation or clove pink, is a species of Dianthus. It is likely native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.Med-Checklist: Dianthus caryophyllusFlora Europaea: Dianthus caryophyllusBlamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan .
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology13
Life cycle & reproduction5
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment10
Physiology & chemistry3
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Dianthus caryophyllus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds109 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| EO | 2,900 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| BENZYL-BENZOATE | 1,160 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| EUGENOL | 870 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| CIS-HEXENYL-BENZOATE | 320 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 205 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| BENZYL-SALICYLATE | 145 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| METHYL-SALICYLATE | 29 ppm | DukesPhytochem |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Dianthus caryophyllus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Dianthus caryophyllus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 3015×CCDB · ita-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 +5
2n 901×CCDB · book-indian_vol1
n 151×CCDB · book-ipcn72
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type12 192 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions67 of 121 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| South Kensington, GB | 48 |
| PRlocation not on record | 34 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 26 |
| LDlocation not on record | 23 |
| Zürich, CH | 22 |
| Zürich, CH | 16 |
| Bern, CH | 14 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 11 |
| Chapingo, MX | 11 |
| Saint Louis, US | 11 |
| Wlocation not on record | 9 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 8 |
| BClocation not on record | 8 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 7 |
| Beijing, CN | 7 |
| Barcelona, ES | 7 |
| Kew, GB | 6 |
| Bourges, FR | 6 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 6 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 6 |
| Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record | 6 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 6 |
| Baroda, IN | 5 |
| Salvador, BR | 5 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 5 |
| Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisienlocation not on record | 5 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 5 |
| Bronx, US | 5 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 5 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 5 |
| Paris, FR | 4 |
| Cuenca, EC | 4 |
| MAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidad Católica de Santa Maríalocation not on record | 4 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 4 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 4 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 4 |
| Ischia Marine Centrelocation not on record | 3 |
| València, ES | 3 |
| UTPLlocation not on record | 3 |
| Olocation not on record | 3 |
| GMBAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Long Beach, US | 2 |
| Davenport, US | 2 |
| Denver, US | 2 |
| Musée des Confluenceslocation not on record | 2 |
| Muséum Henri Lecoqlocation not on record | 2 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 2 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 2 |
| Tlalnepantla, MX | 2 |
| Riobamba, EC | 2 |
| Boumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Sevilla, ES | 2 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 2 |
| Nanjing, CN | 2 |
| Yangling, CN | 2 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Uberlândia, BR | 1 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 1 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 1 |
| UFPRlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 1 |
| Guatemala, GT | 1 |
| Auckland, NZ | 1 |
| Firenze, IT | 1 |
| Feira de Santana, BR | 1 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 1 |
| Aarhus, DK | 1 |
| Sanda, JP | 1 |
| Mlocation not on record | 1 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1 |
| Universidad Autónoma de Nayaritlocation not on record | 1 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 1 |
| UFERSAlocation not on record | 1 |
| EMTCMlocation not on record | 1 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 1 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 1 |
| Dekalb, US | 1 |
| Tartu, EE | 1 |
| Stephenville, US | 1 |
| Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologialocation not on record | 1 |
| León, NI | 1 |
| Durango, MX | 1 |
| ENTClocation not on record | 1 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 1 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 1 |
| Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record | 1 |
| Nunoa, Santiago, CL | 1 |
| Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)location not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 1 |
| Görlitz, DE | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tula State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| San Isidro, AR | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Uppsala, SE | 1 |
| Bangkok, TH | 1 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 1 |
| Brussel, BE | 1 |
| Columbia, US | 1 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 1 |
| Monastir, TN | 1 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Lausanne, CH | 1 |
| Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record | 1 |
| arosemena tola, EC | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Otaru, JP | 1 |
| Lubbock, US | 1 |
| College Park, US | 1 |
| Zhengzhou, CN | 1 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 1 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Porvoo, FI | 1 |
| Honolulu, US | 1 |
| University of Johannesburglocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Dianthus caryophyllus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.