Dianthus glacialis

{{short description|Species of plant in the genus Dianthus}}

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| taxon = Dianthus glacialis

| authority = HaenkeN.J.von Jacquin, Collectanea 2: 84 (1789)

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  • Dianthus glacialis var. acaulis Ser.
  • Dianthus glacialis var. latifolius Ser.
  • Dianthus glacialis f. reducta Fornac.

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Dianthus glacialis, the glacier pink or ice pink, is a species of pink native to the eastern Alps and the Carpathians.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153385-1 |title=Dianthus glacialis Haenke |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=18 August 2020 }} A dwarf species, it reaches at most 10{{nbsp}}cm, and prefers to grow on granite.{{cite book |last=Robinson |first=William |date=1903 |title=Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs |location=London |publisher=John Murray, Albemarle Street |page=15 }}

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Category:Plants described in 1789