Dianthus sylvestris, the wood pink, is a species of Dianthus found in Europe, particularly in the Alps, and also said to be disjunctly found in the mountains of Greece.[2] A perennial, it prefers to grow in drier, stony places, so it is occasionally planted in rock gardens.[3]

Dianthus sylvestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. sylvestris
Binomial name
Dianthus sylvestris Wulfen[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Dianthus aggericola Jord. Dianthus brevicalyx Beck Dianthus caryophylloides Schult. Dianthus consimilis Jord. Dianthus frigidus Zucc. Dianthus guyetanii Jord. Dianthus inodorus (L.) Gaertn. Dianthus orophilus Jord. Dianthus reuteri Jord. Dianthus rupestris L.f. Dianthus saxicola Jord. Dianthus scheuchzeri Rchb. Dianthus sylvestris f. albiflorus Micevski Dianthus sylvestris var. alpestris Micevski Dianthus sylvestris var. humilior W.D.J.Koch Dianthus sylvestris subsp. kozjakensis Micevski Dianthus sylvestris var. subacaulis W.D.J.Koch Dianthus wulfenii F.Dietr.

Subspecies

A number of subspecies have been described:[2]

• Dianthus sylvestris subsp. alboroseus F.K.Mey.
• Dianthus sylvestris subsp. aristidis (Batt.) Greuter & Burdet
• Dianthus sylvestris subsp. boissieri (Willk.) Dobignard
• Dianthus sylvestris subsp. longibracteatus (Maire) Greuter & Burdet
• Dianthus sylvestris subsp. tergestinus (Rchb.) Hayek

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