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Deptford pink

Dianthus armeria

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 388, February 286, March 448, April 705, May 1,017, June 1,109, July 1,187, August 1,021, September 749, October 559, November 306, December 239.
United States29,385
Alaska8,015
Canada5,103
Ontario3,722
New York2,806
Pennsylvania2,300
Michigan1,930
Ohio1,874
Massachusetts1,800
Virginia1,758

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familypink family · Caryophyllaceae
Genuscarnations · Dianthus

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