Flower; Algoso, Trás-os-Montes, Portugal; 5/2009 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Algoso, Trás-os-Montes, Portugal; 5/2009 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Algoso, Trás-os-Montes, Portugal; 5/2009 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1089 Date of entry: 11.06.2009 Last update: 11.01.2020
Portuguese: Craveiro-de-Portugal
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (39)(family description)
Genus: Dianthus (5)
Epithet: lusitanus Brot. (1)
lusitanus => of Portugal
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink
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