| Dianthus acicularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Dianthus |
| Species: | D. acicularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dianthus acicularis Fisch. ex Ledeb. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dianthus tauscheri Eversm. ex Ledeb. | |
Dianthus acicularis is a species of pink in the carnation family mostly found in the Urals region; eastern European Russia and western Siberia, with some occurrences in Kazakhstan, and Xinjiang in China. A diploid, its resistance to bacterial wilt of carnation and ease of cell line propagation in the laboratory make it useful for breeding ornamental carnations for the cut flower industry.
References
- Fl. Ross. 1: 284 (1842)
- ^ "Dianthus acicularis Fisch. ex Ledeb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Mii, M. (2012). "Ornamental Plant Breeding Through Interspecific Hybridization, Somatic Hybridization and Genetic Transformation". Acta Horticulturae (953): 43–54. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.953.6.
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