Dianthus Giganteus

Dianthus giganteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. giganteus
Binomial name
	Dianthus giganteus; d'Urv.
Synonyms
	Dianthus subgiganteus Borbás ex Formánek

Short description: Species of plant in the genus Dianthus

Dianthus giganteus, the giant pink, is a species of pink native to Romania, the Balkan peninsula, and possibly nearby areas.^[2] A perennial with flowerheads reaching 1 m, it is useful in gardening and landscaping applications where a backdrop of taller plants is needed. It is available from commercial suppliers, with the Royal Horticultural Society considering it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.^[3]

Subspecies

A number of putative subspecies have been proposed:^[4]

Dianthus giganteus subsp. banaticus (Heuff.) Tutin
Dianthus giganteus subsp. croaticus (Borbás) Tutin
Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv.^[5]
Dianthus giganteus subsp. haynaldianus (Borbás) Tutin
Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus Tutin^[6]
Dianthus giganteus subsp. subgiganteus (Borbás ex Formánek) Hayek
Dianthus giganteus subsp. vandasii (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht.

References

↑ Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 301 (1822)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153381-1.
↑ "Dianthus giganteus giant pink". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/49277/i-Dianthus-giganteus-i/Details. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
↑ "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/50097373?tab=subordinatetaxa. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
↑ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/7267631.
↑ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus d'Urv.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/7820103. "Synonym of Dianthus carthusianorum subsp. carthusianorum L., 1753"