Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 409 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Linnaeus, C. (1754), Genera Plantarum Edn. 5: 191 [secondary reference]

Gray, A. (1854), United States Exploring Expedition Phanerogamia 1: 109 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 44 [secondary reference]

Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 2: 73 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Dianthus caryophyllus L.

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 275 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 97 [secondary reference]

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 267 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 441 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Tunica Ludw. legitimate

Bittrich, V. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Caryophyllaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 232 [secondary reference]

Adams, L.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 271 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Doust, A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 267 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 266 [secondary reference]

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