Dianthus armeria L.
Deptford pink
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Deptford pink
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Dianthus armeria ssp. armeria
Species Information
General:
Annual or biennial herb from a slender taproot; stems erect, 1-several, more or less crisp-hairy, 20-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal and stem leaves opposite, linear, appressed, 4-10 cm long, 2-5 mm wide, crisp short-hairy, reduced above; stipules lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence in dense, 2- to many-flowered, terminal cluster(s); petals 5, pink to red with pale dots, the stalks 4-5 mm long, narrowly stalklike at the base, the blades more or less egg-shaped, toothed; sepals 5, united, forming a woolly-hairy tube about 15 mm long, 20- to 25-nerved, 5-toothed.
Fruits:
Capsules cylindric, about 15 mm long, 4-valved; seeds comápressed, concave on one side, 1-2 mm long.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Dianthus armeria
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
510 | 1 | 1047 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
40 | 2 | 78 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
172 | 90 | 265 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
17 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
PP | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(5), ICH(2), IDF(4), PP(6) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry waste places in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; rare in extreme S BC; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Dianthus armeria subsp. armeria