WorldFloraDB - Dianthus repens

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, to 30 cm tall, glabrous, rarely stems pilose and scabrid. Stems numerous, densely caespitose. Leaves pendent, linear-lanceolate, 3--5 cm × 2--3 mm, soft, midvein prominent, base attenuate, apex acuminate. Flowers 1 or 2, terminal, 2--2.5 cm in diam.; bracts 2(or 4), ovate, slightly shorter than or subequaling calyx, apex subulate. Calyx sometimes purplish, cylindric, 1.2--1.4 cm × ca. 4 mm; teeth lanceolate, margin membranous, ciliate, apex sharply pointed. Petal claw 1.4--1.5 cm; limb purple-red, obovate-cuneate, 1.2--1.3 cm × 8--9 mm, adaxially shortly hairy, base dark purple ringed, caespitose long pilose, apex toothed. Gynophore ca. 1 mm. Capsule not seen. Fl. Jul--Aug.

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Plants cespitose, matted. Stems erect, simple, 5-17(-25) cm, glabrous. Leaves: sheath 1-2 mm, 1-2 times as long as stem diam.; blade lance-linear to oblong or linear, 1-4.5 cm, green, margins glabrous. Inflorescences open, 2-4-flowered cymes, or usually flowers solitary; bracts absent; bracteoles 2 (or 4), green or reddish, lanceolate, ca. 1/ 3/ 4 times as long as calyx, herbaceous, apex acuminate. Pedicels 4-12 mm. Flowers: calyx (45-)50-60-veined, 10-14 mm, glabrous, lobes triangular, 2-4 mm; petals pink to pink-purple, bearded or not, 7-13 mm, apex dentate. Capsules 12-17 mm, exceeding calyx. Seeds 1.2-2 mm. 2n = 30, 60 (Asia).

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

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Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

0.18 - 0.25

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153800-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000644141
COL ID	6CQ5W
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dianthus repens Dianthus alpinus subsp. repens Dianthus chinensis subsp. repens Dianthus repens var. scabripilosus Dianthus repens var. repens

WorldFloraDB 2024

Dianthus repens Willd.

Boreal carnation (en)

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