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6. Dianthus repens Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 2: 681. 1799.
Northern pink
Plants cespitose, matted. Stems erect, simple, 5-17(-25) cm, glabrous. Leaves: sheath 1-2 mm, 1-2 times as long as stem diam.; blade lance-linear to oblong or linear, 1-4.5 cm, green, margins glabrous. Inflorescences open, 2-4-flowered cymes, or usually flowers solitary; bracts absent; bracteoles 2 (or 4), green or reddish, lanceolate, ca. 1/ 3/ 4 times as long as calyx, herbaceous, apex acuminate. Pedicels 4-12 mm. Flowers: calyx (45-)50-60-veined, 10-14 mm, glabrous, lobes triangular, 2-4 mm; petals pink to pink-purple, bearded or not, 7-13 mm, apex dentate. Capsules 12-17 mm, exceeding calyx. Seeds 1.2-2 mm. 2n = 30, 60 (Asia).
Flowering summer. Rock outcrops, talus slopes; 10-1400 m; Yukon; Alaska; Asia (China, Russian Far East).
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