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wfo-0000643086
Dianthus armeria L.

  • Sp. Pl. : 410 (1753)

  • This name is reported by Caryophyllaceae as an accepted name in the genus Dianthus (family Caryophyllaceae).

    The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name

Dianthus armeria L.
  • Sp. Pl. : 410 (1753)
  • Deptford pink


Cite taxon page as 'WFO (2023): Dianthus armeria L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000643086. Accessed on: 05 Jun 2023'

General Information

Annual or biennial, 2–6 dm, the stem usually strigose below the nodes; basal lvs numerous, narrowly oblanceolate; cauline lvs 5–10 pairs, linear to lanceolate, 3–8 cm × 2–8 mm, pubescent; fls in congested, 3–9-fld cymes, often surpassed by the slender, erect bracts; cal villous-puberulent, 12–20 mm, (20–)25-nerved; pet-blade elliptic-oblanceolate, 4–5 mm, dentate, pink or rose, dotted with white; fr equaling the cal; 2n=30. Native of Europe, established as a weed from Que. and Ont. to B.C., s. to Fla. and Ark. May–July.

  • Provided by: [C].Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern US and Canada
      • Source: [
    • 2
      • ]. 

    Morphology

    30–60 cm hoch, Stängel besonders oben rau behaart, ohne sterile Triebe. Blätter lineal, bis über 10 cm lang. Blüten zu 2–10 in kopfigen, von Blättern umgebenen Blütenständen. Kelchschuppen schmal-lanzettlich, mit langer Spitze,

  • Provided by: [B].Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz
      • Source: [
    • 1
      • ]. 

    Ecology

    6–8. Wegränder, Gebüsche, Weinberge, kollin(-montan). M, zerstreut A und J.

  • Provided by: [B].Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz
      • Source: [
    • 1
      • ]. 

    Distribution Map

     
    • Native distribution
    Found in
    • Europe Northern Europe Ireland

    Synonyms

    Nationally Preferred Names

    NameLanguageCountry
    Deptford pinkEnglishIE
    Lus gile DeptfordIrishIE

    Other Local Names

    NameLanguageCountry
    Oeillet armériaFrenchCH
    Garofano a mazzettiItalianCH
    Raue NelkeGermanCH
    Deptford pink, oeillet arméria

      Bibliography

    • 1 Flora Helvetica, Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz. K. Lauber, G. Wagner, A. Gygax, Haupt Verlag, 2018. ISBN-978-3-258-08047-5
    • 2 Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

     Information From

    Caryophyllaceae
    World Flora Online Data. 2021.
    • A CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0).
    Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz
    http://www.flora-helvetica.ch
    Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz, Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner, Andreas Gygax. Haupt Verlag 2018.
    • B All Rights Reserved
    Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern US and Canada
    https://www.nybg.org/
    Descriptions of plants should be attributed to the full citation for each individual article, chapter or book that is the source for each record, which should include the authors of original publication.
    • C Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
    Irish Vernacular Names
    https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plant-science/plant-science/research-staff/article/380/wyse-jackson-peter-s.aspx
    • D All Rights Reserved
    Flora of North America @ efloras.org
    http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1
    'Flora of North America @ eFloras (2008). Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1 [accessed August 2016]' Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
    • E Flora of North America Association
    World Flora Online Consortium
    http://www.worldfloraonline.org/organisation/WFO
    World Flora Online Data. 2017.
    • F CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0).