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Photographer: Steve C. Garske
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus barbatus L. subsp. barbatus
sweet-William
Dianthus: from Greek dios, "divine," and anthos, "flower," this was the divine flower or the flower of Zeus
barbatus: having a beard; bearded
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | perennial, 12"-24" tall, stout, hairless forb |
| Flower: | red to white, 5-parted, 1/3"-3/4" wide, sepals hairless, petals with broad, toothed tips; inflorescence a many-flowered, tight cluster; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | mostly 1/4"-1" wide |
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