Dianthus calocephalus Boiss. Beautiful-headed Carnation

Dianthus calocephalus Boiss. - Beautiful-headed Carnation

Scientific Description:

Perennial 30−70 cm tall. Leaves linear, long-acuminate, (1−)2.5(−4) mm wide. Bracts coriaceous, ovate-oblong, cordate, shorter than the capitulum. Bracteoles 4, less than ½ the calyx length, coriaceous, pale, ovate, aristate, margins membranous. Calyx 16−20 × 3−4.5 mm, widest in lower half; teeth 4−6 mm, linear, mucronate. Petal limb 4−5 mm, red, dentate, barbulate.

Flowering time: May−September.

Habitat: Sand-dunes, volcanic and limestone slopes, steppe, fields, open woodland, rocks, 400−2300 m.

Reference:

Reeve H (1967). Dianthus calocephalus Boiss., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2: 129.

Public Description:

Dianthus calocephalus, common name “beautiful-headed carnation”, is distributed in Türkiye, Balkans and Transcaucasia. It is a perennial herb which grow up to 70 cm, with linear leaves and red flowers. It blooms between May and September and is found in sand dunes, volcanic and limestone slopes, steppes, fields, open forest and rocks.

References:

Anonymous (2015). http://www.tubives.com/index.php?sayfa=1&tax_id=1458/, Accessed date: 30.12.2015.

Hamzaoğlu E (2012). Dianthus L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 333–337.