Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus

Dianthus nudiflorus Griff.

First published in Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 466 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to Central Asia and Pakistan, Djibouti, Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology Stem
Stems 8–40 cm, erect to ascending, divaricately branched, glandular-pubescent, sometimes glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 6–12 × 0.75–1 mm, linear, sessile, ± expanded at base with hyaline ciliate margin, acute at apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in the axils of leaves or up to 4 in axillary fascicles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels up to 3 mm, thick, glabrous to glandular-pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 12–15 mm, glabrous to glandular-pubescent, 15-nerved; teeth 1 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals pink, bifid, exceeding calyx; claw as long as the calyx tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule cylindrical, shorter than calyx.
Ecology
Rocky mountain sides, sand banks nr river, open fields; alt. 300–1590 m;
Phenology
Flowering: May–Jun.
Distribution
Iraq, Mediterranean Region, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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