Dianthus lusitanus | |
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Close-up of flower | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Dianthus |
Species: | D. lusitanus
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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]
A subspecies has been described: [2]