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Caryophyllaceae Collection

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus barbatus, sweet william

Dianthus barbatus, sweet william
Folio 40 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Perdix perdix, grey partridge

Perdix perdix, grey partridge
Plate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Violet Cron

Violet Cron
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Caryophyllaceae - Clove Pink

Caryophyllaceae - Clove Pink
Caryophyllaceae: the clove pink tribe. Source: Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with groups and descriptions by Twining, Elizabeth, 1805-1889

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Replicas of the Koh-I-Noor diamond

Replicas of the Koh-I-Noor diamond
Replicas of the Kor-i-noor diamond created from cubic zirconia by John Nels Hatleberg

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Lychnis coronata

Lychnis coronata
Watercolour on paper, 1777 by Getrude Metz (1746-1793). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1777

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus sp. Carnations

Dianthus sp. Carnations
Hand-coloured engraving, Robert Thorntons Temple of Flora, 1799-1807 Date: 1807

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Lychnis chalcedonica, Maltese cross

Lychnis chalcedonica, Maltese cross
Plate 26 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Coronata, Fulgens, Agrostemma Saponaria and Gypsophylla

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Lychnis coronaria, prick nose

Lychnis coronaria, prick nose
Watercolour 19 by Arthur Harry Church, 12 July 1905. Plate 171

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Silene californica, Indian pink

Silene californica, Indian pink
Folio 52 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus caryophyllus, various carnations

Dianthus caryophyllus, various carnations
Folio 45 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Arenaria norvegica, Norwegian sandwort

Arenaria norvegica, Norwegian sandwort
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Silene dioica, red campion

Silene dioica, red campion
Red campion in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Oporornis agilis, Connecticut warbler

Oporornis agilis, Connecticut warbler
Plate 138 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Carnation

Carnation
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus on an outcrop

Dianthus on an outcrop
An array of Dianthus on an outcrop. It is a flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family, with many species

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus Caryophyllus (Carnation)

Dianthus Caryophyllus (Carnation)
Dianthus Caryophyllus (Clove Pink, Carnation) named Jazz, seen here in close-up with cream-coloured petals and bright pink edging. The Dianthus belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus in a rocky setting

Dianthus in a rocky setting
An array of Dianthus in a rocky setting. It is a flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family, with many species

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus Hungaricus

Dianthus Hungaricus, a flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus species (unidentified)

Dianthus species (unidentified)
A species Dianthus, closest in appearance to Dianthus Alpinus (Alpine Pink), a perennial flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family. Seen here in close-up

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Silene Acaulis (Moss Campion)

Silene Acaulis (Moss Campion), a mountain-dwelling wildflower of the Caryophyllaceae family, with pink flowers, growing in a rocky setting

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus Neglectus (Alpine Pink)

Dianthus Neglectus (Alpine Pink), a flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family. Seen here in a rocky setting

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus Deltoides (Maiden Pink)

Dianthus Deltoides (Maiden Pink), a perennial flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus Alpinus (Alpine Pink)

Dianthus Alpinus (Alpine Pink), a perennial flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family. Seen here growing in a rocky setting

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Dianthus Frigidus

Dianthus Frigidus, a flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family with pale purple flowers

Background imageCaryophyllaceae Collection: Cistus Villosus and Dianthus Hungaricus

Cistus Villosus and Dianthus Hungaricus
Cistus Villosus (Soft-Hairy Rock Rose), a flowering plant of the Cistaceae family (background), with Dianthus Hungaricus, a flowering plant of the Caryophyllaceae family (foreground)


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