Dianthus alpinus
| Alpine pink | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Dianthus |
| Species: | D. alpinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dianthus alpinus L. | |
Dianthus alpinus, Alpine Pink is a perennial herb endemic in the Alps of Eastern Austria.[1]
Description
Alpine Pink is a short (2–10 cm high) perennial, with linear to lanceolate leaves, 15–25 mm long and 2–5 mm wide.[2]
Flowering period from June to August.
Chromosome number: 2n=30.
Distribution & Habitat
A calcicole, the species is found in the north-eastern limestone Alps of Austria from the Totes Gebirge in the west to Semmering and the Schneeberg in the east.
Bibliography
- Fischer, M. A.; Adler, W.; Oswald, K. (2005). Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol. Linz. ISBN 3-85474-140-5.
- Grey-Wilson, C; Blamey, Marjorie (1979). The alpine flowers of Britain and Europe. Collins. ISBN 0002197499.
- Sauerbier, Langer (2000). Alpenpflanzen - Endemiten von Nizza bis Wienlocation=Eching. ISBN 3-930167-41-7.
- Tutin, T.G.; Walters, S.M. (22 April 1993). "Dianthus". In T. G. Tutin. Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. Flora Europea 1 (2 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-521-41007-6.
- Wendelberger (1984). Alpenpflanzen - Blumen, Gräser, Zwergsträucher. München. ISBN 3-7632-2975-2.
References
External links
- Alpine Pink in Alpine Garden Society Encyclopaedia of Alpine Plants.
- Flora Austria
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