# Dianthus pendulus

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{{Short description|Species of plant in the carnation family}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Dianthus pendulus 1.jpg
| image_caption = ''D. pendulus'' in [Mount Carmel](/source/Mount_Carmel), [Israel](/source/Israel)
| genus = Dianthus
| species = pendulus
| authority = [Boiss.](/source/Pierre_Edmond_Boissier) & Blanche<ref>Boiss. & Bl., 1859 ''In: Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2, 6: 28''</ref>
}}

'''''Dianthus pendulus''''' is a [herbaceous](/source/Herbaceous_plant) [perennial](/source/Perennial_plant) plant belonging to the family [Caryophyllaceae](/source/Caryophyllaceae).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/5206479/overview|title=Dianthus pendulus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life|website=Encyclopedia of Life|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>

==Description==
It is a [subshrub](/source/subshrub) with the buds [close to the soil surface](/source/Hemicryptophyte). The plant is perennial and has non-succulent smooth, entire, dull green leaves. Its pink flowers are hermaphrodite and bloom from June to November.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://flora.org.il/en/plants/DIAPEN/|title=Dianthus pendulus Boiss. & Blanche {{!}} Flora of Israel Online|website=Flora of Israel Online|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>

==Distribution and habitat==
''Dianthus pendulus'' is endemic to the [eastern Mediterranean](/source/eastern_Mediterranean), it grows on rocky outcrops in Lebanon, Syria and northern [Palestine](/source/Palestine_(region)) and Iraq.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lebanon-flora.org/species.php?id_pl=1041&bp=let&bp_let=d|title=Dianthus pendulus Boiss & Blanche|last=|first=|date=|website=www.lebanon-flora.org|publisher=Université Saint Joseph, Beyrouth|language=French|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/16885614|title=Catalogue of Life - 2014 Annual Checklist :: Species details|website=www.catalogueoflife.org|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>

==References==
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pendulus
Category:Flora of Lebanon
Category:Flora of Israel
Category:Flora of Palestine (region)
Category:Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier

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