Petrorhagia dubia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Petrorhagia
Species:
P. dubia
Binomial name
Petrorhagia dubia
(Raf.) G.López & Romo
Synonyms[1]
  • Dianthus dubius Raf.
  • Dianthus sartorii Fruehl. ex Nyman
  • Dianthus velutinus Guss.
  • Gypsophila velutina (Guss.) D.Dietr.
  • Kohlrauschia dubia (Raf.) Holub
  • Kohlrauschia velutina (Guss.) Rchb.
  • Petrorhagia prolifera subsp. velutina (Guss.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Petrorhagia velutina (Guss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
  • Petrorhagia velutina var. levicaulis (Rouy & Foucaud) Hub.-Mor.
  • Tunica prolifera var. velutina (Guss.) Ewart
  • Tunica velutina (Guss.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Petrorhagia dubia is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name hairy pink.[2] It is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, but it is known on other continents, including Australia and North and South America, as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. It is an annual herb growing 25 to 60 centimeters tall, but known to reach 90 centimeters in height. The leaves are up to 6 centimeters long, sheathing the stem at the bases. The inflorescence bears a head-like cluster of flowers, their bases enclosed in a large, expanded mass of wide, claw-tipped bracts. The flower corollas are each further encased in a tubular calyx of sepals. The petals are bright pink to magenta or lavender in color with darker veins. Each is heart-shaped or divided into two lobes at the tip. The fruit is a capsule containing many tiny seeds.

References

  1. ↑ "Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G.López & Romo". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.


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