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maiden pink, meadow pink, oeillet à delta

Dianthus deltoides

Distribution
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AR; CA; CO; CT; IA; IL; MA; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NS; ON; PE; QC; SK; Europe [Introduced in e Asia (China, Japan, Russian Far East)]
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Discussion

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 5, p. 161.
Parent taxa Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Caryophylloideae > Dianthus
Sibling taxa
D. armeria, D. barbatus, D. carthusianorum, D. plumarius, D. repens
Subordinate taxa
D. deltoides subsp. deltoides
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 411. (1753)
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