Dianthus

Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Digitised Reference Slides
We currently hold 5 digitised slide(s). Each record may contain multiple individual grains and images.
Distribution
Dianthus (rights holder: Ergin Hamzaoğlu, Murat Koç, Ahmet Aksoy)© Ergin Hamzaoğlu, Murat Koç, Ahmet Aksoy (licence)

Pinks And Carnations

Herbs. Leaves opposite, often linear and glaucous. Flowers terminal, solitary, in loose cymes or in dense involucrate heads. Sepals united to form a tubular calyx; the calyx with numerous parallel obscure veins, bearing 4-10 epicalyx segments. Petals 5, entire, toothed or (in ours) deeply fimbriate; pink, red or white; coronal scales 0. Stamens 10. Styles 2. Fruit a 1-locular capsule with 4 teeth.... © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)

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Definition
Parent Taxon
Caryophyllaceae
Species
Taxonomic Completion
1.18%
4 of 338 accepted Species
Global Pollen Project UUID
340e00e7-92ed-440e-bbae-b93ff4b82a56
Botanical Reference
None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources

This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.

The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility