Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius

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Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus pinifolius Sm.// Subspecies: Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993).

Species variability: In the Osogovo region two subspecies of Dianthus pinifolius Sm. occur: Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius and Dianthus pinifolius subsp. serbicus Wettst.

Distinction between subspecies:

–Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius: Bracts distinctly shorter than calyx;

–Dianthus pinifolius subsp. serbicus Wettst.: Bracts as long as calyx.

Distribution: Dianthus pinifolius Sm. subsp. pinifolius is native to the Balkan peninsula: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece including East Aegean Islands, North Macedonia and Turkey in Europe according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011).

Lifeform: Perennial, sub-shrub; chamaephyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Habitat: Rocky terrains, rock cliffs, river gorges, dry grasslands.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – inflorescence with bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – inflorescence with bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – inflorescence with bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – vegetative stems and lower part od flowering stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – vegetative stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius – vegetative stems and lower part od flowering stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Dianthus pinifolius subsp. pinifolius. Marhold, K. (2011): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=104128&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 11.01.2022].

Dianthus L. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp 360 – 390.

Dianthus L. Tutin, T.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 188-204.