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Dianthus armeria L.
Deptford pink

       
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Photo of Dianthus armeria L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NC. Usage Requirements.
 
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Dianthus armeria L.

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Synonyms:
Dianthus armeria L.

  DIARA2 Dianthus armeria L. ssp. armeria   Deptford pink, grass pink
 

Distribution:
Dianthus armeria L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Dianthus armeria L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 15 species in Dianthus
 

Classification:
Dianthus armeria L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus Dianthus L. – pink
Species Dianthus armeria L. – Deptford pink
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Dianthus armeria L.

Deptford pink

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Dianthus armeria L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Dianthus armeria L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20276.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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