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Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Bright pink flower with five petals that are produced in small clusters at the top of the stems.

Habitat:

Meadow at Bent of the River. Not native to the USA, but it does well in the wild.

Reference Links:

Dianthus armeria

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
PucaK
It *is* Dianthus armeria (Deptford Pink)
Christine Y.
I think it might be this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus_armeria.
Christine Y.
Thanks Cammie and Dan...and thanks for letting me know about the leaves! I couldn't get close enough to tease the flower out of the surrounding vegetation and thought they went together! I replaced the photo though and will look into the flowers you mentioned :)
Dan Doucette
To me it looks a bit like a Carnation or Dianthus. Btw, the leaves you have in the second photo don't belong to this flower, those leaves are from Galium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galium
Cammie C. Jeffries
Looks like a species of wild phlox! Not sure which one specifically though.

Spotted for Missions

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Flowers of North America
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Spotted in Summer in the North East
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Flowers of Northeastern USA

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PublishedJuly 11, 2016

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