Biology:Dianthus mooiensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Dianthus mooiensis
Dianthus mooiensis, habitus, Zoutpan.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. mooiensis
Binomial name
Dianthus mooiensis
F.N.Williams
Synonyms
  • Dianthus nelsonii F.N.Williams

Dianthus mooiensis (Frilly carnation) is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[1][2]

It is indigenous to the highveld terrain in the northern parts of South Africa , being recorded from Gauteng Province, around Pretoria and Heidelberg, and as far west as Potchefstroom in the North West Province.[3]

Description

The petals of Dianthus mooiensis are small and deeply fimbriate (frilly)

Dianthus mooiensis is a spreading or tufted herbaceous perennial. The stems are leafy and semi-erect to upright. The leaves along the stem are rigid, and usually 2.5 to 3 cm long (max 6 cm).

The flowers are small and usually white. The petals are deeply fimbriate (frilly) and exserted by only 5 mm (i.e. 5 mm long). The claw is not exserted though (unlike that of D. zeyheri).

The calyx is 1.5 to 1.75 cm in length, with several bract-pairs at the base. [4]

References

  1. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3958-68. 
  2. Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
  3. Burtt Davy, J. 1922. XXXIII. A Revision of the South African Species of Dianthus. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 7. pp. 209–223. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. Burtt Davy, J. 1922. XXXIII. A Revision of the South African Species of Dianthus. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 7. pp. 209–223. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Wikidata ☰ Q15566123 entry