Dianthus Dianthus, Bald.

64. D. degenii Bald. View in CoL , Nuovo Gior. Bot. Ital. nov. ser., 6:27 (1899)

( D. deltoides var. serpyllifolius Borbas ).

Like 63 but leaves of nonflowering stems c. 5 mm, elliptical; of flowering stems usually 4 pairs, narrowly oblong; epicalyx-scales (2-)4, as long as calyx; calyx 8-10 mm. • Balkan peninsula. Al G r Ju. The distinction between 63 and 64 is not always clear-cut, and intermediate populations occur on mountains in Albania and the adjoining parts of Greece and Jugoslavia. These plants have been called D. oxylepis (Boiss.) Kümmerle & Jäv. , Balkan-Kutat. Tud. Eredm. 3: 233 (1926). It might perhaps be better to regard 64 as a subspecies of 63.

65. D. myrtinervius Griseb. View in CoL , Spicil. Fl. Rumel. 1: 194 (1843).

More or less procumbent, densely leafy perennial. Leaves 2- 5 mm, elliptical, longer than the internodes. Epicalyx-scales 2-4, the outer usually leaf-like, c. | as long as calyx. Calyx 5-8 mm, campanulate, herbaceous. Petal-limb 3-5 mm, bearded, pink. • Macedonia. G r Ju.

66. D. sphacioticus Boiss. & Heldr. View in CoL in Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 2 (8): 70 (1849).

Perennial 2-10 cm with a stout woody stock. Leaves c. 5 mm, oblong to oblong-lanceolate; those of the flowering stems shorter than the internodes. Epicalyx-scales usually 6, c. | as long as calyx; outer ovate and leaf-like; inner obovate, cuspidate. Calyx 13-16 mm, tapering from below the middle. Petal-limb 3-4 mm, subentire, bearded. • Kriti. Cr.

67. D. pallidiflorus Ser. View in CoL in DC., Prodr. 1: 358 (1824).

Freely- branched perennial up to 50 cm, with a stout stock. Basal leaves withered at flowering; cauline 3-5-6 cm, usually 6-7 pairs, flat, rather soft. Flowers usually long-pedicellate. Epicalyx-scales usually 4, as long as calyx, ovate with scarious margins, shortly aristate. Calyx 10-14 x 2 mm, tapering above the middle. Petal-limb 4-6 mm, dentate, bearded, white or pate pink. Bulgaria; S. & E. Russia, E. Ukraine. Bu Rs (C, W, K, E).

68. D. campestris Bieb. View in CoL , Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 1: 326 (1808).

Usually puberulent perennial with a stout stock and numerous stems 20- 40 cm. Leaves c. 1 mm wide, the lower withered at flowering; sheaths 2-4 mm. Flowers solitary or in pairs, terminating all the branches. Epicalyx-scales 4-6, c. | as long as calyx, ovate, acuminate, with scarious margins. Calyx 15-18 x 3-4 mm, nearly cylindrical. Petal-limb 6-7 mm, dentate, bearded, pink or purplish above, greenish-yellow beneath. E. & S. Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia, N.E. Romania. Rm Rs (C, W, K, E).

1 Leaves not more than 2-5 mm wide; flower c. 20 mm in diameter (a) subsp. campestris 1 Leaves 3-5 mm wide; flower less than 20 mm in diameter

2 Epicalyx-scales with a point up to 0-5 mm (b) subsp. laevigatus 2 Epicalyx-scales with a point at least 1 mm (c) subsp. steppaceus

(a) Subsp. campestris :

Plant up to 30 cm, puberulent. Branches of inflorescence long. Widespread.

(b) Subsp. laevigatus View in CoL (Grüner) Klokov in Kotov, Fl. RSS Ucr. 4: 625 (1952):

Plant 40-60 cm, glabrous. Branches of inflorescence long. Dnepr and Dnestr valleys.

(c) Subsp. steppaceus Sirj. View in CoL in Sirj. & Lavrenko, Consp. Crit. FI. Prov. Charkov. 1 (1926):

Plant up to 50 cm, glabrous or puberulent. Branches of inflorescence short. E. Ukraine.