Dianthus caespitosus Thunb.

Œillet de Grenoble (fr), Œillet bleuâtre (fr), Œillet mignardise (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Dianthus

Characteristics

Loosely tufted or decumbent herb, up to 0.40 m high. Leaves of flowering shoots wiry, linear, ± 100 mm long; sheath length 1.0-1.5 x leaf width. Inflorescences with peduncles up to 300 mm high. Calyx with mostly 3 pairs of bracts, half calyx length, with a short awn 1-2 mm long. Sepals united, narrowly cylindrical, 38-65 mm long; lobes brown, lanceolate. Petals pale pink or purple; limb obovate, crenulate or finely dentate; claw not or shortly exserted beyond calyx. Flowering time Sept.-Jan. Fruit a capsule, equaling calyx length.
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Like D. albens but calyx 40-70 mm long and petals always toothed or fringed.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Images

Dianthus caespitosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Dianthus caespitosus world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153175-1
WFO ID wfo-0000643218
COL ID 6D28W
BDTFX ID 22059
INPN ID 94709
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Synonyms

Dianthus caespitosus Dianthus caespitosus subsp. caespitosus

Lower taxons

Dianthus caespitosus subsp. pectinatus