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maiden pink, meadow pink, oeillet à delta

oeillet barbu, sweet william, sweet william pink

Dianthus deltoides

Dianthus barbatus

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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AL; CA; CT; GA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NE; NH; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; AB; BC; MB; NS; ON; QC; SK; Europe; e Asia; sw Asia [Introduced in Mexico, Central America, South America, se Asia (Java)]
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Discussion

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).

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

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).

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

Source FNA vol. 5, p. 161. FNA vol. 5, p. 161.
Parent taxa Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Caryophylloideae > Dianthus Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Caryophylloideae > Dianthus
Sibling taxa
D. armeria, D. barbatus, D. carthusianorum, D. plumarius, D. repens
D. armeria, D. carthusianorum, D. deltoides, D. plumarius, D. repens
Subordinate taxa
D. deltoides subsp. deltoides
D. barbatus subsp. barbatus
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 411. (1753) Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 409. (1753)
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