Biology:Dianthus glacialis

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Dianthus

Dianthus glacialis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. glacialis
Binomial name
Dianthus glacialis
Haenke[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Dianthus glacialis var. acaulis Ser.
  • Dianthus glacialis var. latifolius Ser.
  • Dianthus glacialis f. reducta Fornac.

Dianthus glacialis, the glacier pink or ice pink, is a species of pink native to the eastern Alps and the Carpathians.[2] A dwarf species, it reaches at most 10 cm, and prefers to grow on granite.[3]

References

  1. N.J.von Jacquin, Collectanea 2: 84 (1789)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Dianthus glacialis Haenke". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153385-1. 
  3. Robinson, William (1903). Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. p. 15. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1531223 entry