Dianthus plumarius
Dianthus plumarius | |
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Dianthus plumarius, garden pink | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Dianthus |
Species: | D. plumarius
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Binomial name | |
Dianthus plumarius L.
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Dianthus plumarius, also known as the common pink, garden pink, wild pink or simply pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
Description
Dianthus plumarius is a compact
capsules with a few seeds.[1]
Distribution
This species is native to Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia, and naturalized in Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom.[2]
In the United States it is known to
Etymology
While the origin of the name "pink" is uncertain, within two decades of its 1570 appearance in the written record, that flower's name was being used to refer to the pastel red known as pink in English today. Whether the
pinking shear shares a common origin, or is named after the flower, is uncertain.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Shoot. "Dianthus plumarius Pink Common pink Wild pink Clove pink Cottage pink Feathered pink Garden pink Grass pink Indian eye Mary's pink Mother of all pinks Pheasant's eye Scottish pink Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice". www.shootgardening.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Hortipedia - Dianthus plumarius". en.hortipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Pink: Etymology – Dictionary.com
1570s, common name of Dianthus, a garden plant of various colors, of unknown origin. Its use for "pale rose color" first recorded 1733 (pink-coloured is recorded from 1680s), from one of the colors of the flowers. The plant name is perhaps from pink (v.) via notion of "perforated" petals, or from Dutch pink "small" (see pinkie), from the term pinck oogen "half-closed eyes," literally "small eyes," which was borrowed into English (1570s) and may have been used as a name for Dianthus, which sometimes has pale red flowers.