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Dianthus acicularis

Dianthus acicularis
Photo: Alexandronikos, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Shrub
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Europe (Ural'skiy Khr.) to Xinjiang
Climate
temperate

About

Dianthus acicularis is a species of pink in the carnation family mostly found in the Urals region; eastern European Russia and western Siberia, with some occurrences in Kazakhstan, and Xinjiang in China. A diploid, its resistance to bacterial wilt of carnation and ease of cell line propagation in the laboratory make it useful for breeding ornamental carnations for the cut flower industry.

Other Dianthus plants

Wild pink · Dianthus alpinus · Anatolian Pink · Sand pink · Deptford pink · Balbis' Pink · Sweetwilliam · Lesotho Pink · Bicolour Pink · Cape Pink · Dianthus borbasii · Dianthus brevicaulis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianthus acicularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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