Category Archives: Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: D. giganteus d’Urv. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Distribution: Southeast Europe (Balkan Peninsula and Romania) according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Also native to Turkey according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+). Lifeform: Perennial;Continue reading “Dianthus giganteus d’Urv.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus cruentus Griseb. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993). Distribution: Balkan Peninsula to Caucasusu and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Habitat: Found in grasslands andContinue reading “Dianthus cruentus Griseb.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Dianthus// Species: Dianthus monadelphus Vent.// Subspecies: Dianthus monadelphus subsp. pallens (Sm.) Greuter & Burdet. Determined according to Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993) as Dianthus pallens Sibth. & Sm. In The Euro+Med Plant Base (source: Marhold, 2011+) this taxon is accepted as subspecies of Dianthus monadelphus Vent. Distribution:  SoutheastContinue reading “Dianthus monadelphus subsp. pallens (Sm.) Greuter & Burdet”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Petrorhagia// Species: Petrorhagia saxifraga (L.) Link. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1993). Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central Europe to South Europe and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World OnlineContinue reading “Petrorhagia saxifraga (L.) Link”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene italica (L.) Pers.// Subspecies: Silene italica (L.) Pers. subsp. italica. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (1993) and Chater and Walters in Tutin et al. (1964). Habitat:  Grasslands/ pastures, woods, edges and clearings of forests. Distribution: Native from South Europe to Ukraine and Iran according to the distribution informationContinue reading “Silene italica (L.) Pers. subsp. italica”

Taxonomy: Fam. Caryophyllaceae// Genus: Silene// Species: Silene asterias Griseb. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Walters in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1993).  Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)Continue reading “Silene asterias Griseb.”