Dianthus acicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. acicularis
Binomial name
Dianthus acicularis
Synonyms[2]

Dianthus tauscheri Eversm. ex Ledeb.

Dianthus acicularis is a species of pink in the carnation family mostly found in the Urals region; eastern European Russia and western Siberia, with some occurrences in Kazakhstan, and Xinjiang in China.[2] A diploid, its resistance to bacterial wilt of carnation and ease of cell line propagation in the laboratory make it useful for breeding ornamental carnations for the cut flower industry.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Fl. Ross. 1: 284 (1842)
  2. 1 2 "Dianthus acicularis Fisch. ex Ledeb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. โ†‘ Mii, M. (2012). "Ornamental Plant Breeding Through Interspecific Hybridization, Somatic Hybridization and Genetic Transformation". Acta Horticulturae (953): 43โ€“54. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.953.6.


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