Dianthus thunbergii
Dianthus thunbergii (Thunberg's wild pink) is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.[1]
| Dianthus thunbergii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Dianthus |
| Species: | D. thunbergii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dianthus thunbergii Hooper. | |
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It is indigenous to the south western Cape, South Africa, where it occurs on rocky slopes from Swellendam in the Western Cape, eastwards into the Eastern Cape Province.[2]
Description
Dianthus thunbergii is a spreading or tufted herbaceous perennial reaching 40 cm, with linear (50mm x 3mm) blue-grey leaves.
The inflorescence is usually branched and rises c. 20cm above the plants. The flowers are white to pink, 15mm wide, and appear in Spring-Summer (Sept-Feb.). The petals are always toothed or fringed.[3]
References
- "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
- Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town. p.460
- Burtt Davy, J. 1922. XXXIII. A Revision of the South African Species of Dianthus. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 7. pp. 209-223. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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