Flower ID: IMG_6988.JPG-06-26-2023 Flower name (scientific): Dianthus barbatus Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) dy-AN-thus bar-BAY-tus Flower name (common): Sweet William Family name (common): Pink Family name (scientific): Caryophyllaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek dios meaning divine, and anthos meaning flower, hence flower of the Gods, or Zeus' flower (used by Theophrastus). Refers to the beauty or fragrance of the flower. Specific epithet: With a beard or having tufts of hair. Common name origin: Apparently first used around the mid sixteen century, with a different spelling. The origin of the name is unclear. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 0.8 inches (0.8 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: red or pink, sometimes white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 12 to 24 inches (30 to 61 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate to ovate (FNA), lanceolate, elliptic or oblong (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste places, roadsides, fields, forest margins, cultivated and escaped, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.807063 Longitude: -91.529165 Altitude: 240.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Dane, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Forest, Grant, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Ozaukee, Price, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Dianthus barbatus var. barbatus (The other infraspecifics are Dianthus barbatus var. asiaticus Nakai, Dianthus barbatus var. compactus (Kitaibel) Heuffel. Neither of these two varieties have been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed