Dianthus lusitanus
Appearance
Dianthus lusitanus | |
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Close-up of flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Dianthus |
Species: | D. lusitanus
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Binomial name | |
Dianthus lusitanus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Dianthus bolivaris Sennen |
Dianthus lusitanus is a species of Dianthus native to the Iberian Peninsula, and to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria.[2] A hardy tussock-forming perennial growing on rocky slopes, in times past its numerous stems were used to make brooms.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]A subspecies has been described:[2]
- Dianthus lusitanus subsp. sidi-tualii (Font Quer) Dobignard
References
[edit]- ^ Fl. Lusit. 2: 177 (1804)
- ^ a b c "Dianthus lusitanus Brot". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Reuter, M. (1843). "Essai sur la Végétation de la Nouvelle Castille". Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève. 10: 215–243.