Dianthus carthusianorum L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCaryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus carthusianorum L.

Determined to species level according to the botanical keys provided by Gajić (1970 in Josifović) and Tutin (1964 in Tutin et al.) Variability: The populations from Osogovo correspond to the characteristics of D. carthusianorum var. sanguineus (Vis.) Gajić = D. sanguineus Vis. (Gajić, 1970 in Josifović).

Distribution: D. carthusianorum is native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and also to Turkey according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+).

Habitat: Open habitats- grasslands and pastures, from c. 900 m up to 1600m altitude.

Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

Locality: Ponikva.

Dianthus carthusianorum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence- flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence- flowers with epicalyx scales and bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence- flowers with epicalyx scales and bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence- flowers with epicalyx scales and bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – leaf sheath. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – lower part of stems and plant base. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – lower part of stems and plant base. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – lower part of stems and plant base. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – plant base and sterile shoot. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – plant base and sterile shoot. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Dianthus carthusianorum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence- flowers with epicalyx scales and bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence- flowers with epicalyx scales and bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence- flowers with epicalyx scales and bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Dianthus carthusianorum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence visited by butterfly. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River.

Dianthus quadrangulus – habit in habitat. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – flowering stem. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – epicalyx scales and bracts. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – stem. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – cauline leaf. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – cauline leaves. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – lover cauline leaves. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – basal leaves and stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo, ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River (near village of Gorno Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images of herbarized specimens from Ponikva.

Dianthus carthusianorum – herbarized specimen. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – herbarized specimen. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – herbarized specimen. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – inflorescence. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Dianthus carthusianorum – calyces. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Dianthus carthusianorum L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302053-2 [Accessed 05.10.2022].

Dianthus carthusianorum. 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/33f244d3-d81a-4527-88a0-7fb081c9c14a [Accessed 05.10.2022].

Gajić, M. 1970. Rod Dianthus L. In Josifović, M. (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, II. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 254–280.

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