Dianthus alpinus

Alpine pink
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species: D. alpinus
Binomial name
Dianthus alpinus
L.

Dianthus alpinus, Alpine Pink is a perennial herb endemic in the Alps of Eastern Austria.[1]

Description

Alpine Pink is a short (2–10 cm high) perennial, with linear to lanceolate leaves, 15–25 mm long and 2–5 mm wide.[2]

Flowering period from June to August.

Chromosome number: 2n=30.

Distribution & Habitat

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.

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