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wild pink
Dianthus strictus
Dianthus strictus, known as the wild pink, is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family.
From the article Dianthus strictus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Perennial, very variable. Leaves ciliate at base and scabrous at margin. Inflorescence loose, more or less branching. Scales of calyx pale, membranous, briefly aristate. Calyx conical-cylindrical, slightly tapered at apex, greenish-white, sometimes tinged with purple. Striations often limited to the apex of teeth and to some bands below sinuses. Petals pink, lamina fan-shaped, denticulate, marked with dots which gave the plant its name.
Range & habitat
It is native to Greece's Aegean Islands (including Crete), Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestine region, the Sinai Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.386
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.302
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.303
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.303
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 447860.