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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Hans J on October 28, 2007, 04:30:22 PM

Title: a Dianthus from Karpathos > Dianthus fruticosus
Post by: Hans J on October 28, 2007, 04:30:22 PM

Hi all ,

by my visit on the island of Karpathos I found in the mountains these plants -knows anybody what this is ?
It must be rare -I saw only one this group of plants -they grows on calcy rocks in light shade

Thank you in advance
Hans

Title: Re: a Dianthus from Karpathos ?
Post by: mark smyth on October 28, 2007, 05:55:00 PM

Hans it's very similar to alpinus and calazonus or their hybrid. I dont know where the species come from

Title: Re: a Dianthus from Karpathos ?
Post by: Hans J on October 28, 2007, 07:49:41 PM

Mark , yes your pics are similar .
But I shure that this plants are growing there natural .....please look the habitat :

Title: Re: a Dianthus from Karpathos ?
Post by: Lesley Cox on October 29, 2007, 12:36:42 AM

It looks too big and tall to be either DD alpinus or callizonus. But the whitish plant with it looks interesting. Any ideas as to what that is?

Title: Re: a Dianthus from Karpathos > Dianthus fruticosus
Post by: Hans J on January 31, 2023, 09:52:14 AM

now the puzzle is (thanks to Karaba ) solved :

Hi Hans,
This one looks like Dianthus fruticosus, but it's really hard to identify Dianthus with picture. Usually several pictures are needed, at least plant, leaves, calice and petals
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/5a56b1ee2aeba5be2604e05f/1515640223459-3ARH8FBDO2XKO4R2ZF86/dianthus-fruticosus-ssp-carpathus-prefers-to-grow-vertically-on-the-most-unaccesible-rocks-of-the-island-of-karpathos.jpg?content-type=image%2Fjpeg
https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-greece/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4a1bcbbe-8289-430a-a4b9-e99c9590a5c1