Dianthus haematocalyx Boiss. & Heldr.

Dianthus haematocalyx Boiss. & Heldr.

Synonymy

    • =Dianthus pindicola Vierh.
    • =Dianthus pruinosus Boiss. & Orph.
    • =Dianthus sibthorpii Vierh.
    • ≡Dianthus haematocalyx subsp. sibthorpii (Vierh.) Hayek
    • =Dianthus ventricosus Halácsy
    • – "Dianthus alpinus" auct. fl. graec., non L., err. sec. Dimopoulos & al. 20131
    • 1. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31

    Content

    Taxon info

    Dianthus haematocalyx is a variable species occurring in mountains of the C & S Balkan Peninsula. The photo shows subsp. pindicola, which is confined to rocky and gravelly slopes, usually on serpentine, in NW Greece and adjacent parts of S Albania, forming neat cushions with somewhat glaucous leaves and deep pinkish purple petals. Four other subspecies have been recognized in Greece.A
    A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 332 [Plate 8.4]

    Distribution

    GR(NPi SPi StE EC NC) 

    Greece (East Central Greece present; North Central Greece present; North Pindos present; South Pindos present; Sterea Ellas present)

    Status

    Native / Range-Restricted

    Chorology

    Balkan

    Life-form

    Hemicryptophyte

    Habitat

    Temperate and submediterranean Grasslands, High mountain vegetation

    IUCN category

    Not Evaluated

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

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