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Dianthus alpinus

Dianthus alpinus
Photo: Tigerente, CC BY 4.0
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
NE. Alps
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Dianthus alpinus, the alpine pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, endemic to the Alps of Eastern Austria. It is a short (2–10 cm high) mat-forming herbaceous perennial, with linear to lanceolate leaves, 15–25 mm long and 2–5 mm wide. The flowers are a deep cerise pink with white spots, appearing from June to August.

A calcicole, the species is found in the north-eastern limestone Alps of Austria from the Totes Gebirge in the west to Semmering and the Schneeberg in the east.

Other Dianthus plants

Dianthus acicularis · Wild pink · 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 alpinus 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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