Biology:Dianthus lusitanus

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant in the genus Dianthus

Dianthus lusitanus
Clavellina de rocas - Dianthus lusitanus (14563902177).jpg
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. lusitanus
Binomial name
Dianthus lusitanus
Brot.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Dianthus bolivaris Sennen

Dianthus lusitanus is a species of Dianthus native to the Iberian Peninsula, and to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria.[2] A hardy tussock-forming perennial growing on rocky slopes, in times past its numerous stems were used to make brooms.[3]

In its natural habitat

Subspecies

A subspecies has been described:[2]

  • Dianthus lusitanus subsp. sidi-tualii (Font Quer) Dobignard

References

  1. Fl. Lusit. 2: 177 (1804)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dianthus lusitanus Brot.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153561-1. 
  3. Reuter, M. (1843). "Essai sur la Végétation de la Nouvelle Castille". Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève 10: 215–243. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5805226 entry