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Dianthus petraeus Waldst. et Kit.

Flora Europaea perennial, H, 2n=30.60,90 diploid, tetraploid, hexaploid mesoxeric calciphyle saxicole,upper nemoral to boreal Balkan-southern Carpathian Seslerietalia, Stipio pulcherrimae-Festucetalia pallentis R3401-2403, 3410, 3412 habitats         The white pink is a beautiful and fragrant ornament for the calcareous rocks in the early summer. Pictures taken on Arjana crest, Cerna Mountains, Caras-Severin county, on 10th and 11th of July 2008 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com