Dianthus capitatus, Balbis ex DC.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 202

101. D. capitatus Balbis ex DC. , Cat. Pl. Hort. Monsp. 103 (1813).

Glaucous perennial up to 70 cm. Leaves 2-3 mm wide, linear, the upper 1-2 pairs greatly enlarged near the base; sheaths more than 3 times as long as diameter of stem. Heads manyflowered, dense, solitary; bracts about as long as the calyx, ovate, coriaceous, with a green or brown apex. Epicalyx-scales half as long as to nearly as long as calyx, ovate, shortly awned; margins scarious. Calyx 9-19 mm, narrowed upwards; teeth lanceolate to ovate, acute. Petal-limb c. 5 mm, bearded to almost glabrous, purple. • S.E. Europe, extending northwards to S. Ural.?Bu G r Ju Rm Rs (C, W, K, E) Tu.