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Dianthus chinensis

Annual Pink, China Pink
Other regional names: Chinese Pink +3 more
  • Chinese Pink
  • Indian Pink
  • Japanese Pink
  • Rainbow Pink
Also known as: Dianthus alpestris Balb. +14 more
  • Dianthus alpestris Balb.
  • Dianthus amurensis Jacq.
  • Dianthus campestris Willd. ex Ledeb.
  • Dianthus carthusianorum All.
  • Dianthus chinensis f. albiflora Y.N.Lee
  • Dianthus chinensis f. heddewigii (Hend. ex J.Dix) T.Moore
  • Dianthus chinensis f. ignescens (Nakai) Kitag.
  • Dianthus chinensis f. imperialis T.Moore
  • Dianthus chinensis subsp. versicolor (Fisch. ex Link) Vorosch.
  • Dianthus chinensis var. amurensis (Jacques) Kitag.
  • Dianthus chinensis var. dentosus (Fisch. ex Rchb.) Debeaux
  • Dianthus chinensis var. heddewigii Hend. ex J.Dix
  • Dianthus chinensis var. ignescens Nakai
  • Dianthus chinensis var. jingpoensis G.Y.Zhang & X.Y.Yuan
  • Dianthus chinensis var. laciniatus E.G.Hend. ex J.Dix
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Dianthus chinensis (commonly known as Annual Pink or China pink) is a shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Assam, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East European Russia, East Himalaya, India, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, Northwest European Russia, Primorye, Qinghai, South European Russia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Baltic States, Bangladesh, China South-Central, Czechoslovakia, Magadan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan

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