Dianthus nitidus

Dianthus nitidus
Dianthus nitidus, Západné Tatry Mts, Slovakia
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. nitidus
Binomial name
Dianthus nitidus Waldst. & Kit.

Dianthus nitidus, commonly known as the Carpathian glossy pink, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. ^[2]

It is found in Slovakia, Serbia and Monetenegro and has most likely vanished from Poland. ^[1] It had been recorded from the Pieniny in the 19th century but not seen since. ^[3]

References

1. Ferakova, V.; Mereďa, P.; Hodálová, I.; Eliáš, P.; Petrović, D.; Stevanović, V. (2011). "Dianthus nitidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T161959A5519631. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T161959A5519631.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "Dianthus nitidus Waldst. & Kit". The Plant List. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
3. Piekos-Mirkowa, Halina; Mirek, Zbigniew (2009). "Distribution patterns and habitats of endemic vascular plants in the Polish Carpathians". Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae. 78 (4): 321–326. doi: 10.5586/asbp.2009.042 .