New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Dianthus

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Last Modified 04/29/2013

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Nomenclature

Dianthus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 409. 1753.

List of Dianthus Species

Dianthus armeria Dianthus barbatus Dianthus deltoides Dianthus plumarius

References to Dianthus

  • Cafferty, S.; Jarvis, C. E. 2004. Typification of Linnaean plant names in Caryophyllaceae. Taxon 53: 1049-1054.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 2005. Flora of North America. Volume 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. , 656 pages. (ISBN 0195222113)
  • Jurgens, A. 2006. Comparative floral morphopetrics in day-flowering, night-flowering and self-pollinated Caryophylloideae (Agrostemma, Dianthus, Saponaria, Silene, and Vaccaria). Pl. Syst. Evol. 257: 233-250.
  • Lehr, J. H. 1963. A new color form of Dianthus armeria. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 90: 207.