Dianthus armeria
Common names
Deptford pink
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1883
Origin
Europe, Asia Minor
Other information
Etymology
dianthus: From the Greek dios ‘god’ or ‘divine’ and anthos ‘flower, the divine flower
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
DIAARM