Flora of North America species comparison

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Dianthus repens

boreal carnation, northern pink
Habit Plants cespitose, matted.
Stems

erect, simple, 5–17(–25) cm, glabrous.
Leaves

sheath 1–2 mm, 1–2 times as long as stem diam.;

blade lance-linear to oblong or linear, 1–4.5 cm, green, margins glabrous.
Inflorescences

open, 2–4-flowered cymes, or usually flowers solitary;

bracts absent;

bracteoles 2 (or 4), green or reddish, lanceolate, ca. 1/2–3/4 times as long as calyx, herbaceous, apex acuminate.
Pedicels

4–12 mm.
Flowers

calyx (45–)50–60-veined, 10–14 mm, glabrous, lobes triangular, 2–4 mm;

petals pink to pink-purple, bearded or not, 7–13 mm, apex dentate.
Capsules

12–17 mm, exceeding calyx.
Seeds

1.2–2 mm.
2n

= 30, 60 (Asia).

Dianthus repens
Phenology Flowering summer.
Habitat Rock outcrops, talus slopes
Elevation 10-1400 m (0-4600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; YT; Asia (China, Russian Far East)
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 5, p. 162.
Parent taxa Caryophyllaceae > subfam. Caryophylloideae > Dianthus
Sibling taxa
D. armeria, D. barbatus, D. carthusianorum, D. deltoides, D. plumarius
Name authority Willdenow: Sp. Pl. 2: 681. (1799)
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