Dianthus orientalis

Dianthus orientalis, called the Georgian pink, is a species of pink in the carnation family found in the Levant, Anatolia, the Transcaucasus and the North Caucasus, Iraq and Iran, and disjunctly in Tibet and Xinjiang in China.[2] Given its preference for drier, rocky and alkaline soils, and its attractive lilac‑pink flowers which appear in autumn, it is being studied as a potential ornamental plant, and for use on green roofs.[3]

Dianthus orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. orientalis
Binomial name
Dianthus orientalis
Synonyms[2]

Dianthus pogonopetalus Boiss. & Kotschy

Subspecies

A number of subspecies have been described:[2]

  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. aphanoneurus Rech.f.
  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. gilanicus Rech.f.
  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. gorganicus Rech.f.
  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. ketzkhovelii (Makaschv.) Nersesian
  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. macropetalus (Boiss.) Rech.f.
  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. nassireddinii (Stapf) Rech.f.
  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. obtusisquameus (Boiss.) Rech.f.
  • Dianthus orientalis subsp. stenocalyx (Boiss.) Rech.f.

References
  1. Beitr. Naturk. 1: 54 (1805)
  2. "Dianthus orientalis Adams". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. Sarı, Derya; Karaşah, Banu (November 2015). Green Roofs and Xeriscape Planting that Contribute to Sustainable Urban Green Space. ICSAUD 2015: 17th International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design. Kyoto, Japan. pp. 962–966.
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