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Taxon:  Dianthus armeria L.



Summary
Genus:
Dianthus
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Caryophylloideae
Tribe:
Caryophylleae
Nomen number:
13813
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:410. 1753
Verified:
01/16/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Dianthus armeria L. subsp. armeria (0 active accession[s])
Dianthus armeria L. subsp. armeriastrum (Wolfner) Velen. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


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Common names
English
Deptford pink –
grass pink –
French
oeillet arméria –
German
Büschel-Nelke –
raue Nelke –
Swedish
knippnejlika –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway s.e.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom s.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceCentral Greece 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceEpirus 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceIonian Islands 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceMacedonia 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreeceThessalía 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeAndorra  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.), Turkey (n.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom (s.), Norway (s.e.), Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece [Central Greece, Epirus, Ionian Islands, Macedonia, Thessalía], Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Andorra, Spain (n.), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chubut], Chile
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedpotential seed contaminant Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13813. Accessed 20 May 2025.