Dianthus lusitanus
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. lusitanus
Binomial name
Dianthus lusitanus
Synonyms[2]

Dianthus bolivaris Sennen

Dianthus lusitanus is a species of Dianthus native to the Iberian Peninsula, and to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria.[2] A hardy tussock-forming perennial growing on rocky slopes, in times past its numerous stems were used to make brooms.[3]

In its natural habitat

Subspecies

A subspecies has been described:[2]

  • Dianthus lusitanus subsp. sidi-tualii (Font Quer) Dobignard

References

  1. ↑ Fl. Lusit. 2: 177 (1804)
  2. 1 2 3 "Dianthus lusitanus Brot". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Reuter, M. (1843). "Essai sur la Végétation de la Nouvelle Castille". Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève. 10: 215–243.
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