Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Petrorhagia nanteuilii
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

  1. "Petrorhagia nanteuilii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. 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.
  4. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
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