Dianthus crenatus

Species of flowering plant

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]

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.

* Data related to Dianthus crenatus at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15628998
* Wikispecies: Dianthus crenatus
* GBIF: 3813251
* GRIN: 434752
* iNaturalist: 583622
* IPNI: 153262-1
* Plant List: kew-2764112
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153262-1
* SANBI: 3958-12
* WFO: wfo-0000643394

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