Dianthus deltoides L., 1753

Common names

• 🇬🇧 Maiden Pink
• 🇫🇷 Œillet deltoïde, Œillet couché, Œillet à delta

Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Tracheophytes
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Eudicots
• Clade: Superasterids
• Order: Caryophyllales
• Family: Caryophyllaceae
• Tribe: Caryophylleae
• Genus: Dianthus
• Species: Dianthus deltoides

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

• Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with D. armeria L., 1753, whose upper leaves and calyx are covered with long hairs (≥ 0.3 mm), while those of D. deltoides are glabrous or covered with short hairs (< 0.2 mm).

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

• D. deltoides subsp. degenii (Bald.) Strid, 1984;
• D. deltoides subsp. deltoides L., 1753, P.

Hybridizes with:

• D. armeria L., 1753 to produce D. × hellwigii Borbás ex Čelak., 1879, P;
• D. carthusianorum L., 1753 to produce D. × dufftii Hausskn. ex Asch., 1876, P;
• D. hyssopifolius L., 1755 to produce D. × subfissus Rouy & Foucaud, 1896, P;
• D. superbus L., 1755 to produce D. × jaczonis Asch., 1876, P.

Photographs

Sources

• Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 638). Biotope.