Portuguese pink
Dianthus lusitanus
Family · Caryophyllaceae · Harmless
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The pink dianthus that emerges from rock crevices in high summer, when the sierra is already dry. It is endemic to the Peninsula and one of the toughest flowers there is: it lives where there is no soil at all.
Uplands · Walls and rocks · Scrubland
Also known asLusitanian pink
How to tell it
A dense tuft of narrow stiff grass-like leaves growing out of rock. Pink flowers with fringed petal tips, as if cut with scissors. A sweet scent at the end of the day.
What it is confused with
No dangerous lookalikes known in the Iberian Peninsula.
What it is for
None to encourage
It is an Iberian endemic and a plant for photographs, not for picking.
The law says
An Iberian endemic present in classified areas. Do not pick or uproot it.
Where it occurs
Each square is an area with recorded observations of this plant. The lighter background is the set of areas where any of the entries has been observed, and serves as a reference. Note what this is not: it is not where the plant lives, it is where people record it, so trails and towns always look fuller than the mountains. Data from GBIF.
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