石竹属（学名：Dianthus）是石竹科下的一属，约有300种显花植物。原生于欧洲及亚洲，少部分向南延伸至非洲，北美地区仅有一种──毛簇茎石竹。属名Dianthus由希腊文中的dios（神）及anthos（花朵）组成，曾出现在希腊分类学家泰奥弗拉斯托斯的著作当中。

Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus).