Dianthus crenatus

Dianthus crenatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. crenatus
Binomial name
	Dianthus crenatus; Thunb.

Dianthus crenatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, indigenous to the Western Cape (Swellendam), Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces of South Africa.^[1]

Description[edit]

Dianthus crenatus is a perennial with leafy stems. The leaves spread along the middle of the stems are circa 50 mm long, and 3-5 mm broad (the basal leaves are often shorter).

The petals are sub-entire to toothed, each exserted for a length of 15-20 mm, and 10-15 mm broad. The stout calyx is circa 25 mm in length.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
^ "JSTOR Global Plants". plants.jstor.org.
^ Burtt Davy, J. 1922. XXXIII. A Revision of the South African Species of Dianthus. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 7. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p.214.

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[1] "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.

[2] "JSTOR Global Plants". plants.jstor.org.

[3] Burtt Davy, J. 1922. XXXIII. A Revision of the South African Species of Dianthus. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information 7. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p.214.

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