Caryophyllaceae

Dianthus crinitus SM. var. crinitus

Dianthus crinitus SM. var. crinitus

Dianthus crinitus SM. var. crinitus

D. crinitus Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 2: 300 (1794). Figure 2, p. 107. Robust erect perennial, 19-32 cm. Leaves flat, (3-)8(-12) cm x 0.8-1.3 mm, linear, narrowed suddenly into an acute apex. Flowering shoot leaves shorter than the internodes, erect. Flowers solitary or stems freely branched and pedicels at least 2 cm. Bracteoles 4-6(-8), ovate, aristate to cuspidate, ? calyx length. Calyx 25-40 x 3-5 mm, cylindrical, teeth 8.5-10.5 mm, linear-lanceolate, narrowed from just below the middle into a long acuminate to aristate apex. Margin finely ciliate. Petal limb 12-17 mm, fimbriate to more than½, white to pale pink, ebarbulate, claw exserted. 1. Calyx 25-35 mm; stems more than 20 cm  var. crinitus 1. Calyx 30-40 mm; stems 5-20 cm  var. crossopetalus var. crinitus. Ic: Grossh., Fl. Kavk. 3: t. 31 f. 5 (1945). Fl. 5-8. Igneous rocky slopes and mountain steppe, 800-2600 m. Described from Armenia. A7 Gümüşane: Gümüşane, Bourgeau! A4 Ankara: Çubuk, 15 vii 1959, Attila! B3 Eskişehir: Eskişehir, 800 m, D. 36951! B4 Ankara: Ankara, Bornm. 1892: 3010! B5 Kayseri: Kayseri, 1100 m, Bal. 1055! B6 Sivas: Sivas to Tecer, 25 km S of Sivas, 1430 m, Hub.-Mor. 14864. B7 Tunceli: Pertek, 1200 m, lt. Leyd. 1959: 1549! B8 Erzurum: Ilica to Tercan, 2000 m, D. 30869! B9 Van: Haranin Gediği, Attila! B10 Kars: d. Iğdir, AğriDa., 1150 m, Demiriz 3323! C2 Antalya: Elmali, Bourgeau 35! C5 Niğde: d. Ulukişla, 6 km N of Çiftehan, 900-920 m, Hub.-Mor. 14666. C9 Hakkari: Diz De., 1900 m, D. 24007! Is: Rodhos, Rech. 8589! Varies in length of bracteole points, and width of the undivided part of the petal limb. The following specimens are small-flowered: A9 Kars: Yalnizçam Da., 2100-2300 m, D. 32489; B7 Sivas: Suşehri to Refahiye, 1730 m, Balls 1494; B9 Van: Erek Da., 2500 m, D. 22938; C4 Konya: Beyşehir to Konya, 1845, Heldreich.