Dianthus pendulus is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.[2]

Dianthus pendulus
D. pendulus in Mount Carmel, Israel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. pendulus
Binomial name
Dianthus pendulus Boiss. & Blanche[1]

Description

It is a subshrub with the buds close to the soil surface. The plant is perennial and has non-succulent smooth, entire, dull green leaves. Its pink flowers are hermaphrodite and bloom from June to November.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Dianthus pendulus is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, it grows on rocky outcrops in Lebanon, Syria and northern Israel and Iraq.[3][4][5]

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