Dianthus orientalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Dianthus |
| Species: | D. orientalis
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| Dianthus orientalis | |
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Dianthus pogonopetalus Boiss. & Kotschy | |
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]
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
- ^ Beitr. Naturk. 1: 54 (1805)
- ^ a b c "Dianthus orientalis Adams". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ 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.