Dianthus

Meikle, R.D. 1977: Flora of Cyprus 1
but accepted names differing
1Calyx-bracts 4, aristate, with a subulate arista 5-12 mm long: plants annual
1'Calyx-bracts (4-)6-18, obtuse, or shortly cuspidate or mucronate; plants perennial
2Herbaceous; calyx 1.2-1.6 cm long, ovoid
2'Suffruticose; calyx 2.2-2.5 cm long, cylindrical