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Dianthus gallicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. gallicus
Binomial name
Dianthus gallicus
Pers., 1805

Dianthus gallicus, the Jersey pink or French Pink', is a species of Dianthus native to south-western Europe, including Spain, France and Channel Islands.

Now a synonym of Dianthus hyssopifolius subsp. gallicus (Pers.) M.Laínz & Muñoz Garm., Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 44(2): 572 (1987).ipni

Description[edit]

Jersey pink Syn. pl. 1:495. 1805 Europe SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.), France (w.)[1]

Loosely hummock-forming. Leaves narrow and short to 10-15mm long, hairy at the base. Flowers one to three on rather floppy stems to 50cm long, fragrant, 2-3cm across, pink and bearded. From sandy Atlantic shores in France, Portugal and Spain. Best grown in a crevice or wall where the stems can hang down.[2]

Dianthus gallicus (Jersey Pink) 20 (30)cm, Jersey Pink is a rarely seen species native of sand dunes at the Atlantic costs. Makes numerous pale rose to pink flowers above narrow, bluish-green foliage. Easily cultivated in any rich, well drained soil in full sun. VI-VII.[3]

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Family Caryophyllaceae

Name Status RHS Accepted name

Plant range SW Europe[4]

Phytochemistry[edit]

It is a tetraploid with chromosome number of 2n=60.[5]

Taxonomy[edit]

It has the common names of

It was published and described by

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 24 August 1994.[1]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

It is native to temperate Europe.[5]

Range[edit]

It is found in

Habitat[edit]

It grows on the

Cultivation[edit]

Propagation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dianthus gallicus Pers". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Dianthus gallicus Pers". Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dianthus gallicus (Jersey Pink) - www.rareplants.de". rareplants.de. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Dianthus gallicus | Jersey pink/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b Jaakko Jalas and Juha Suominen (Editors) Atlas Florae Europaeae: Volume 1: Distribution of Vascular Plants in Europe, Volume 1, Parts 1-2 (1988), p. 181, at Google Books

Other sources[edit]

  • Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). URL: http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
  • Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: = Dianthus hyssopifolius subsp. gallicus (Pers.) Laínz & Muñoz Garm.
  • Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984. Med-Checklist. 1:194.
  • Hegi, G. et al. 1979. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 3. 2:993. Note: mentions
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  • Laínz, M. 1987. Dianthus hyssopifolius L., Cent. Pl. I:11. 1755. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 44:572. URL: http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/jardin/index.php?Cab=112&SubCab=217&len=en&Pag=219 Note: = Dianthus hyssopifolius subsp. gallicus (Pers.) Laínz & * Muñoz Garm.
  • Rohweder, H. 1934. Beiträge zur Systematik und Phylogenie des Genus Dianthus unter Berücksichtigung der karyologischen Verhältnisse. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 66:307-308.
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.

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