Dianthus deltoides L., 1753 33% complete

Maiden pink

Sp. Pl.: 411 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 411 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Maiden pink No source recorded
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Observations Europe to Siberia No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 20 cm
  • 20 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 115, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 37 cm
  • 37 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 115, 164, 174, 178, 203, 818, 898, 918
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Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep
  • feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 203, 818, 918
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Ecology
Ground humidity 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous)
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Sourced
Light empty Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 29 cm Sourced
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record