Dianthus petraeus explained
Dianthus petraeus, the rock pink or fragrant snowflake garden pink, is a species of Dianthus native to Romania, the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria.[1] It is often found growing on calcareous rocky slopes, or in dry highland forest edges.[2] It is occasionally grown in rock gardens.[3] [4]
Subspecies
Only one subspecies is presently considered valid:[1]
- Dianthus petraeus subsp. orbelicus (Velen.) Greuter & Burdet
Notes and References
- Web site: Dianthus petraeus Waldst. & Kit. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 22 August 2020 .
- 10.2298/ABS150116060M . Palynomorphological study of Dianthus petraeus Waldst. et Kit. (Caryophyllaceae) . 2015 . Mačukanović-Jocić . Marina . Jarić . Snežana . Mladenović . Mića . Archives of Biological Sciences . 67 . 3 . 973–980 . free .
- Web site: Dianthus petraeus . The Royal Horticultural Society . 22 August 2020 .
- Book: Hardy Flowers:Thirteen Hundred of the Most Ornamental Species . Robinson . William . Macmillan and Co. . London . 1878 . 108 . 9781429014434 .