PLANTS Profile for Dianthus arenarius (sand pink)

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PLANTS Profile

Dianthus arenarius L.
sand pink

Symbol:

DIAR13

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

CAN

More Information:

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Dianthus arenarius L.

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Native Status:
Dianthus arenarius L.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Dianthus arenarius L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 15 species in Dianthus

Classification:
Dianthus arenarius 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 arenarius L. – sand pink

Introduced Information:
Dianthus arenarius 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 arenarius L.

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

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 05:59 AM CDT