Dianthus petraeus, the rock pink or fragrant snowflake garden pink, is a species of Dianthus native to Romania, the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria.[2] It is often found growing on calcareous rocky slopes, or in dry highland forest edges.[3] It is occasionally grown in rock gardens.[4][5]

Dianthus petraeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. petraeus
Binomial name
Dianthus petraeus Waldst. & Kit.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Dianthus bebius Vis. ex Rchb. Dianthus bohemicus Mayer ex Tausch Dianthus integripetalus Schur Dianthus kitaibelii Janka ex Beck Dianthus liliodorus Pancic Dianthus pseudocaesius Schur Dianthus skorpilii Velen.

Subspecies

Only one subspecies is presently considered valid:[2]

• Dianthus petraeus subsp. orbelicus (Velen.) Greuter & Burdet

References