Dianthus gratianopolitanus Vill.

Cheddar pink (en), Œillet de grenoble (fr), Oeillet bleuâtre (fr), Œillet de Grenoble (fr), Œillet bleuâtre (fr), Œillet mignardise (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Dianthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Carboniferous limestone cliffs. In Britain this species is only found in Cheddar Gorge.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 2-8
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Dianthus gratianopolitanus leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Dianthus gratianopolitanus leaf picture by Caw Vus (cc-by-sa)
Dianthus gratianopolitanus leaf picture by Caw Vus (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dianthus gratianopolitanus flower picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Dianthus gratianopolitanus flower picture by Sunset.in.hell (cc-by-sa)
Dianthus gratianopolitanus flower picture by Jo Suter (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Dianthus gratianopolitanus fruit picture by Cécile (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dianthus gratianopolitanus world distribution map, present in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153408-1
WFO ID wfo-0000643600
COL ID 6CPPZ
BDTFX ID 22165
INPN ID 94756
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dianthus flaccidus Dianthus gratianopolitanus subsp. moravicus Dianthus gratianopolitanus