Caryophyllaceae FAMILY
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dianthus gratianopolitanus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to make a ground cover.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern and central Europe from Britain and France to Moravia and Hungary.
HabitatCarboniferous limestone cliffs[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. In Britain this species is only found in Cheddar Gorge[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].