Dianthus Dianthus, Fischer ex Link Dianthus Dianthus, Klokov Dianthus Dianthus, Balbis Dianthus Dianthus subsp. furcatus Dianthus Dianthus, Vis. Dianthus Dianthus, Kit. Dianthus Dianthus subsp. trifasciculatus Dianthus Dianthus subsp. deserti, (Prodan) Tutin

5. D. versicolor Fischer ex Link View in CoL , Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 420 (1821).

Like 4 but stock very stout; stems and leaves more or less puberulent and rough; outer epicalyx-scales c. i as long as calyx, abruptly contracted into a subulate apex; petal-limb pinkish-purple above, greenish beneath. E. Russia,?N.E. Ukraine. Rs (C, E).

6. D. pseudoversicolor Klokov View in CoL in Kotov, Fl. RSS Ucr. 4: 660 (1952).

Pubescent perennial 10-45 cm. Leaves 1 0-5 5x1- 3 mm. Epicalyx-scales (4—)6, not more than | as long as calyx, mucronate. Calyx 15-18 x 3-4-5 mm, almost cylindrical. Petallimb 18-25 mm, dentate, pinkish-purple. © S.C. Russia, N.E. Ukraine. Rs (C, W, E).

Like 5 but with narrower leaves and calyx, rather shorter epicalyx-scales, and almost cylindrical calyx.

7. D. furcatus Balbis View in CoL , Mém. Acad. Sci. Turin 10-11: 13 (1804)

( D. requienii Gren. & Godron , D. fallens Timb.-Lagr. ).

Like 1, but epicalyx-scales usually c. i as long as calyx; calyx 10—17(—20) mm, somewhat attenuate upwards; teeth lanceolate, acuminate; petal-limb 5-10 mm, shallowly laciniate to subentire, glabrous, rarely sparsely hairy, pink or whitish, unspotted, but dark at base. • Mountains o f S. fF. Europe. Co G a Hs It.

1 Stems up to c. 10 cm and less than 0-5 mm in diameter, simple; 2 pairs of cauline leaves; calyx 10-12 mm (b) subsp. tener

1 Stems usually 15-30 cm and more than 0-5 mm in diameter, commonly branched; 3 or more pairs of cauline leaves; calyx usually 14-19 mm

2 Leaves usually 2-3 mm wide, smooth; epicalyx-scales as long as calyx-tube; petals nearly white (d) subsp. gyspergerae

2 Leaves usually 1-2 mm wide, serrulate; epicalyx-scales shorter than calyx-tube; petals pink

3Calyx c. 15x2-5 mm, tapering markedly from the middle, usually purplish; teeth narrowly triangular (a) subsp. furcatus

3Calyx c. 17x4 mm, nearly cylindrical, usually green; teeth broadly triangular (c) subsp. geminiflorus

(a) Subsp. furcatus :

S.W. Alps.

(b) Subsp. tener View in CoL (Balbis) Tutin, Feddes Repert. 68: 189 (1963)

(Z>. tener Balbis): N. Italy (Piemonte).

(c) Subsp. geminiflorus (Loisel.) Tutin View in CoL , Feddes Repert. 68: 189 (1963)

( D. geminiflorus Loisel. ):

2n = 30. Pyrenees; N.W. Spain.

(d) Subsp. gyspergerae (Rouy) Burnat ex Briq. View in CoL , Prodr. FI. Corse 1: 572 (1910):

Corse.

8. D. viridescens Vis. View in CoL , Orto Bot. Padova 138 (1842).

Annual up to 60 cm; stems c. 1-5 mm in diameter, freely branched above. Leaves mostly 2-3 mm wide, obtuse, thin, flat; basal few or absent at flowering; cauline usually 5-7 pairs; sheaths short. Epicalyx-scales 2, obovate, with a green subulate apex, about as long as calyx-tube. Calyx c. 17 mm, almost cylindrical; teeth long, acuminate. Petal-limb 7-10 mm, pink, dentate, bearded. • S. & W. Jugoslavia; N. Albania. Al Ju.

9. D. trifasciculatus Kit. View in CoL in Schultes, Oestreichs FI. ed. 2, 1: 654 (1814).

Glabrous or puberulent perennial up to 80 cm. Leaves 4-10 mm wide, linear-lanceolate, thin; basal few or none at flowering; cauline usually 10-20 pairs; veins 7-9, at least some of the laterals almost as prominent as the midrib; sheaths 2-3 times as long as diameter of stem. Flowers usually numerous and usually in 3 pedunculate heads; bracts 4, green at least above, about as long as the flowers. Epicalyx-scales lanceolate to ovate, with a green subulate apex about as long as calyx. Calyx 10- 16 mm. Petal-limb 4-10 mm, bearded. • S.E. Europe. Bu Cz Ju Rm Rs (W).

1 Petal-limb c. 4 mm, lilac (b) subsp. deserti 1 Petal-limb c. 10 mm, pink or purple

2 Heads shortly pedunculate; petals pink (a) subsp. trifasciculatus

2 Heads long-pedunculate; petals purple (c) subsp. euponticus

(a) Subsp. trifasciculatus :

Heads shortly pedunculate. Calyx c. 16 mm. Petal-limb c. 10 mm, pink. Romania, Bulgaria, E. Jugoslavia.

(b) Subsp. deserti (Prodan) Tutin View in CoL , Feddes Repert. 68: 190 (1963)

( D. deserti Prodan ):

Heads subsessile. Calyx c. 11 mm. Petal-limb c. 4 mm, lilac. Lower Danube valley. Bu Rm.

(c) Subsp. euponticus (Zapat.) Kleopow: Heads long-pedunculate, often more than 3. Calyx 10-13 mm. Petal-limb c. 10mm, purple. S. & C. Ukraine, Moldavia. Rs (W).