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.[2] Common names may be associated more with some subspecies than others, and include hairy carnation and long‑haired pink. It grows on serpentine soils.[3]

Dianthus crinitus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. crinitus
Binomial name
Dianthus crinitus
Synonyms[2]
  • Dianthus amoenus Pomel
  • Dianthus crinitus var. argaeus Aytaç & H.Duman
  • Dianthus fimbriatus Hohen.
  • Dianthus ibericus Steven ex Ledeb.

Subspecies

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A number of subspecies have been described:[2]

  • 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.

References

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  1. ^ Trans. Linn. Soc. 2: 300 (1794)
  2. ^ a b c "Dianthus crinitus Sm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ Koç, Murat; Hamzaoğlu, Ergin (2016). "Eremogone ali-gulii (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Turkey". PhytoKeys (61): 93–99. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.61.7082. PMC 4816985. PMID 27081353.