Taxonomy : Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub.
Determined according to Micevski (1993) as Dianthus viscidus subsp. grisebachii (Boiss.) Hayek. In The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, & Dillenberger, 2026+) this taxon is not accepted at the subspecies level and it is considered a synonym of Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub. It differs from the typical form (subsp. viscidus ) in having calyx with dense glandular hairs.
In Flora Europaea (Tutin 1964 in Tutin et al.) D. grisebachii was included within D. corymbosus Sibth. & Sm.
Distribution: Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub. is native to the Balkan Peninsula – Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia and European Türkiye according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+). Also native to the Asiatic part of Türkiye according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Hill pastures and clearings of forests.
Flowering period: Summer. JUN, JUL, AUG (SEP).
Locality: Kochani- Preseka region. Date: 12.09.2026.
Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – habit. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – habit. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – habit. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – flower. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – flower. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – flower. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – side view of flower and calyx. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – side view of flower and calyx. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – side view of flower and calyx. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – dehisced capsules and flower bud. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – stem and cauline leaves. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – stem and cauline leaves. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – stem and cauline leaves. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – plant base and developing vegetative shoot. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – plant base and developing vegetative shoot. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – plant base and developing vegetative shoot. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – calyx with dense glandular hairs. Kochani: Preseka region, 12.09.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: Kochani- Preseka region. Date: 29.08.2026.
Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – habit. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – inflorescence. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – flower. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – side view of flower. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – side view of flower. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – spent flowers. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – spent flowers. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dianthus viscidus (syn. D. viscidus subsp. grisebachii ) – stem and leaves. Kochani: Preseka region, 29.08.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154026-1 [Accessed 15.09.2026].
Dianthus viscidus . Source: Marhold, K. & Dillenberger M. S. 2026+: Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/ . https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/bc4c3b97-4968-4bfc-875b-f2b66dc6b27a [Accessed 15.09.2026].
Micevski, K. 1993. Dianthus L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia . Vol. 1, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 360–390.
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.
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