NameThatPlant.net: Dianthus armeria

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dianthus armeria FAMILY Caryophyllaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Read more about Dianthus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dianthus armeria FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-12-002:

Dianthus armeria FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

COMMON NAME:
Deptford Pink

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Dianthus armeria FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dianthus armeria FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-12-002:
Dianthus armeria FAMILY Caryophyllaceae

455

Forb
Biennial

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, pastures, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common in Mountains, common in Carolina Piedmont (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

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