Petrorhagia nanteuilii
| Petrorhagia nanteuilii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Petrorhagia |
| Species: | P. nanteuilii |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Burnat) P.W.Ball & Heywood | |
Petrorhagia nanteuilii is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae.[1] Common names include childing pink,[2] productive carnation, proliferous pink and wild carnation[3] It is an annual that grows to 50 cm tall. Leaves are linear, opposite and stem clasping. Small pink flowers are produced in small ovoid heads, with usually only one flower visible at a time. These are followed by ovoid seed capsules.[4]
The species is native to Europe but has become naturalised elsewhere.[3]
References
- ↑ "Petrorhagia nanteuilii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 "Taxon: Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Burnat) P. W. Ball & Heywood". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
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