CARIOFILÁCEA family of plants whose scientific name is caryophillaceae of which the carnation or carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a species widespread in the Mediterranean regions and which? is spontaneous in the Iberian Peninsula. In its typical form it is a cespitous plant (growing like grass on lawns), aromatic, with numerous stems up to 1 m tall. It is the National Flower of Spain.