Dianthus is a genus of about NUMBER@1 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae , native mainly to LOCATION@1 and LOCATION@2 , with a few species extending south to north LOCATION@3 , and one species -LRB- D. repens -RRB- in arctic LOCATION@4 .

Dianthus is a genus of about NUMBER@1 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae , found mainly in LOCATION@1 and LOCATION@2 , with a few species found south to north LOCATION@3 , and one species -LRB- D. repens -RRB- in LOCATION@5 .
