Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus (Janka) Fassou & al. (syn. Petrorhagia illyrica subsp. haynaldiana (Janka) P. W. Ball & Heywood)

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus illyricus (Ard.) Fassou & al.// Subspecies: Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus (Janka) Fassou & al.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1993) as Petrorhagia illyrica subsp. haynaldiana (Janka) P. W. Ball & Heywood, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Bot.) 3:134 (1964). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) is Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus (Janka) Fassou & al. in PhytoKeys 196: 113. 2022.

Distribution: Native from Italy to Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat: Dry grasslands/ pastures, rocky terrains, river gorges.

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring- Summer: MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG.

Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – spent flowers and fruiting capsules– flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – stem with leaves. The stem is glabrous at least in lower part. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – stem. The stem is glabrous at least in lower part. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – lower part of stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus – plant base and lower part of stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Dianthus illyricus subsp. haynaldianus. Marhold, K. (2011+): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4e5708ff-0507-48f8-987f-84ba72d3ad20 [Accessed 22.07.2022].

Petrorhagia illyrica subsp. haynaldiana (Nyman) P.W.Ball & Heywood. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77250523-1 [Accessed 22.07.2022].

Petrorhagia (Ser. ex DC.) Link. Ball, P.W. 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, p. 186 – 188.

Petrorhagia (Ser.) Link. Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 353 – 360.

Last update: 14.09.2025.