Dianthus crinitus explained

Dianthus crinitus is a species of Dianthus in the carnation family found in northwestern Africa, the eastern Aegean Islands, Anatolia, the Transcaucasus and the North Caucasus, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, the Gulf States, and Oman.^[1] Common names may be associated more with some subspecies than others, and include hairy carnation and longhaired pink. It grows on serpentine soils.^[2]

Subspecies

A number of subspecies have been described:^[1]

• Dianthus crinitus subsp. baldzhuanicus (Lincz.) Rech.f.
• Dianthus crinitus subsp. kermanensis Rech.f.
• Dianthus crinitus subsp. nuristanicus (Gilli) Rech.f.
• Dianthus crinitus subsp. soongoricus (Schischk.) Kozhevn.
• Dianthus crinitus subsp. tetralepis (Nevski) Rech.f.
• Dianthus crinitus subsp. turcomanicus (Schischk.) Rech.f.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dianthus crinitus Sm. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 14 August 2020 .
2. 10.3897/phytokeys.61.7082 . Eremogone ali-gulii (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Turkey . 2016 . Koç . Murat . Hamzaoğlu . Ergin . PhytoKeys . 61 . 93–99 . 27081353 . 4816985 . free .