Dianthus lusitanus

Dianthus lusitanus
	Close-up of flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. lusitanus
Binomial name
	Dianthus lusitanus; Brot.[1]
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

Fl. Lusit. 2: 177 (1804)
"Dianthus lusitanus Brot". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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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[1] Fl. Lusit. 2: 177 (1804)

[153561-1-2] "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.