Taxon: Dianthus versicolor Fisch. ex Link

Summary

Genus:

Dianthus

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Subfamily:

Caryophylloideae

Tribe:

Caryophylleae

Nomen number:

13873

Place of publication:

Enum. hort. berol. alt. 1:420. 1821

Verified:

01/12/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (4 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
Hegi, G. et al. 1979. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 3. 2:986,1000. Note: mentions
Ingwersen, W. 1979. A summary of alpine species of Dianthus. Plantsman 1:153.
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dianthus chinensis L.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China		Manchuria	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dianthus chinensis L.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye	possibly	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Aga Buryat		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chelyabinsk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Omsk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Baškortostan, Respublika		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		n.e.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Aga Buryat, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye (possibly), Amur]
CHINA: China (Manchuria)

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Russian Federation [Baškortostan, Respublika], Ukraine (n.e.)

Reference(s)

Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as Dianthus versicolor Fisch.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Dianthus chinensis L.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13873. Accessed 15 April 2026.