Dianthus glacialis

Dianthus glacialis, the glacier pink or ice pink, is a species of pink native to the eastern Alps and the Carpathians.[2] A dwarf species, it reaches at most 10 cm, and prefers to grow on granite.[3]

Dianthus glacialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. glacialis
Binomial name
Dianthus glacialis
Synonyms[2]
  • Dianthus glacialis var. acaulis Ser.
  • Dianthus glacialis var. latifolius Ser.
  • Dianthus glacialis f. reducta Fornac.

References
  1. N.J.von Jacquin, Collectanea 2: 84 (1789)
  2. "Dianthus glacialis Haenke". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. Robinson, William (1903). Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. p. 15.
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