Dianthus giganteus

Species of plant in the genus Dianthus

"Giant pink" redirects here. For the singer, see Giant Pink.

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.[1]

Synonyms[2]

Dianthus subgiganteus Borbás ex Formánek

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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 301 (1822)
2. ^ a b "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
3. ^ "Dianthus giganteus giant pink". rhs.org.uk. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
4. ^ "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
5. ^ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
6. ^ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus d'Urv". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 17 August 2020. "Synonym of Dianthus carthusianorum subsp. carthusianorum L., 1753"

Taxon identifiers

Dianthus giganteus|

* Wikidata: Q15547950
* Wikispecies: Dianthus giganteus
* CoL: 6D22B
* EPPO: DINGI
* EUNIS: 166953
* GBIF: 7267630
* GRIN: 13832
* iNaturalist: 486117
* IPNI: 153381-1
* ISC: 113862
* NCBI: 746769
* Observation.org: 152616
* Open Tree of Life: 233335
* Plant List: kew-2764272
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153381-1
* RHS: 49277
* Tropicos: 50097373
* WFO: wfo-0000643563