Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Dianthus > Dianthus armeriaDianthus armeria (Deptford pink; Deptford's pink)Synonyms: Caryophyllus armerius; Cylichnanthus maculatus; Dianthus armeria armeriastrum; Dianthus armeria f. alba; Dianthus armeria f. albiviridis; Dianthus armeria f. glabrissimus; Dianthus armeria f. latiusculus; Dianthus armeria f. niepolomicensis; Dianthus armeria f. platyphyllus; Dianthus armeria f. pluriceps; Dianthus armeria f. polycephalus; Dianthus armeria f. sparsiflorus; Dianthus armeria f. subacaulis; Dianthus armeria f. subglaber; Dianthus armeria f. tenuis; Dianthus armeria var. diversiformis; Dianthus armeria var. glabratus (homotypic); Dianthus armeria var. grandilimbis; Dianthus armeria var. laevis; Dianthus armeria var. nanus; Dianthus armeria var. uniflorus; Dianthus armeriastrum; Dianthus carolinianus; Dianthus epirotus; Dianthus hirsutus; Dianthus hirtus (heterotypic); Dianthus hybridus; Dianthus pratensis (heterotypic); Dianthus pseudarmeria (heterotypic); Dianthus pseudoarmeria (homotypic); Dianthus pseudocorymbosus; Dianthus villosus; Diosanthos armerium; Silene vaga Dianthus armeria (Deptford Pink or Grass Pink) is a species of Dianthus ("pink") native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus. It is also found in North America. It is a herbaceous annual or biennial plant growing to 60 cm tall. The leaves are hairy, dark green, slender, up to 5 cm long. The flowers are 8–15 mm diameter, with five petals, bright reddish-pink; they are produced in small clusters at the top of the stems from early to late summer. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low |  | Height [2] | 24 inches (.6 m) |  | Lifespan [2] | Annual | Structure [4] | Herb |  | Light Preference [3] | Mostly Sunny | Soil Acidity [3] | Moderate Acid | Soil Fertility [3] | Mostly Infertile | Soil Moisture [3] | Moist |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad Nat'l Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
1152 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park |
V |
1687 |
Virginia, United States |
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Bassin de la Marche (Chiny; Florenville; Meix-devant-Virton) |
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6061 |
Belgium |
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Bassin du Samson (Andenne; Assesse; Gesves; Namur; Ohey) |
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3069 |
Belgium |
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Beskid Slaski |
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65261 |
Poland |
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Beskid Zywiecki |
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87169 |
Poland |
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Bieszczady |
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275571 |
Poland |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Booker T. Washington National Monument |
V |
237 |
Virginia, United States |
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Boschi di San Luca e Destra Reno |
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4821 |
Italy |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve |
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90 |
Michigan, United States |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carpathian Biosphere Reserve |
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144772 |
Ukraine |
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga Nat'l Military Park National Military Park |
V |
8248 |
Georgia, Tennessee, United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Coram Biosphere Reserve |
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7460 |
Montana, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Dabrowy Krotoszynskie |
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84622 |
Poland |
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Dickkopf - Bendeleber Forst - NSG Gatterberge |
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3030 |
Germany |
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Dobromierz |
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2872 |
Poland |
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Dolina Dolnej Wisly |
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82926 |
Poland |
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Dorset Heaths |
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14161 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Drover Heide |
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1480 |
Germany |
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Engsö |
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17864 |
Sweden |
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Essex Estuaries |
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114016 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield |
III |
1019 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Friendship Hill National Historic Site |
III |
697 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Gettysburg National Military Park |
V |
3560 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Glacier National Park |
II |
953799 |
Montana, United States |
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Grand Rapids Audubon Club Maher Sanctuary |
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80 |
Michigan, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
3161 |
New Jersey, United States |
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H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve |
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15815 |
Oregon, United States |
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site |
III |
861 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Hubbard Brook Biosphere Reserve |
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7809 |
New Hampshire, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
692723 |
Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Koyne |
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1060 |
Germany |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Legi Odrzanskie |
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44477 |
Poland |
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Luberon Regional Nature Park |
V |
406572 |
France |
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Lundy |
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7573 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Marais d'Itteville et de Fontenay-le-Vicomte |
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1290 |
France |
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Monti Nebrodi |
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173651 |
Italy |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morristown National Historical Park |
VI |
1677 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Mount Revelstoke National Park |
Ia |
18 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Moyenne vallée de l'Oise |
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13902 |
France |
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New River Gorge National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
55591 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Nez Perce National Historical Park |
V |
2076 |
Idaho, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Somerset and Mendip Bats |
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1387 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Ostoja Jasliska |
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72369 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Nadwarcianska |
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65861 |
Poland |
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Ostoja Przemyska |
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97994 |
Poland |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
II |
137900 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Parco Regionale Orobie Valtellinesi |
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56377 |
Italy |
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Petersburg National Battlefield |
III |
3338 |
Virginia, United States |
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Pevensey Levels |
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8860 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pipestone National Monument |
V |
326 |
Minnesota, United States |
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Plymouth Sound and Estuaries |
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15820 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Puszcza Kampinoska Biosphere Reserve |
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188373 |
Poland |
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Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve |
V |
1777 |
Spain |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Roosevelt Vanderbilt National Historic Site |
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New York, United States |
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Salisbury Plain |
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52975 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sandwich Bay |
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2812 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Schlechtsarter Schweiz |
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1310 |
Germany |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Hams |
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320 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Sundsby |
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897 |
Sweden |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park |
VI |
3509 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Vallée de l'Ourthe entre Hamoir et Comblain-au-Pont (Anthisnes; Comblain-au-Pont; Ferrières; Hamoir; |
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1456 |
Belgium |
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Vogelschutzgebiet Drover Heide |
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1480 |
Germany |
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Western Michigan Universitys Asylum Lake Preserve |
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274 |
Michigan, United States |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 3ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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