Dianthus laingsburgensis S.S.Hooper

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Dianthus

Characteristics

Slender, erect, scabrid herb, 0.08-0.30 m high. Leaves of flowering shoots glaucous, linear, linear-setaceous, 3-or 5-nerved; margins above lamina base entire and shortly recurved towards apex; sheath length 1.5-2.0 x leaf width. Inflorescences 1-5-flowered. Calyx surrounded at base by 3 pairs of bracts. Sepals pale green, united, cylindrical, 15-20 mm long, membranous margins of bracts and lobes shining. Petals pink, white or cream-coloured; lamina 5 mm long; limb lacero-fimbriate on the margins, tapering into claw. Flowering time summer. Fruit a capsule, slightly exceeding calyx length. Seeds orbicular.
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Slender, erect, scabrid perennial, up to 300 mm tall. Leaves in a ± compact basal tuft, linear, ± bristle-like, margin minutely scabrid towards base. Flowers few, on many, axillary peduncles, pink or white, calyx 15-20 mm long, with broad, membranous, shining margins, petal limb narrowly obovate or oblong, 5 mm long and at most half as wide, lacerate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.19 - 0.3
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Environment

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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Distribution

Dianthus laingsburgensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153521-1
WFO ID wfo-0000643757
COL ID 6CQ36
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dianthus laingsburgensis Dianthus pearsonii