Dianthus stribrnyi
Dianthus stribrnyi Velen.1,2
D. moesiacus Vis. & Pančić subsp. stribrnyi (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht.1,3
Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Conservation status. Vulnerable [VU B2b(ii,iii,iv)c(ii)]. IUCN(R), BDA. Balkan endemic.
Morphology and biology. Perennial herbaceous plant. Basal leaves (0.5)1–3 mm wide; cauline leaves 2–3 mm wide. Bracts and epicalyx-scales purple, with awn more or less equal or longer than scales. Calyx 8–10 × 2–3 mm, with wide triangular or triangular-lanceolate teeth, purple. Petal-limb elongate-obovate, slightly dentate, nearly glabrous, pale pink. Fruit capsule. Fl. VI–VII, fr. VII–VIII. Reproduction by seeds.
Habitats and populations. Inhabits stony and grassy places, in the oak forest belt and partly in the beech belt. Grows individually or in small groups.
Distribution in Bulgaria. Stara Planina Mts (central), Sredna Gora Mts (western), Rhodopi Mts (central), Thracian plane, Toundzha Hilly Country; between 300 and 1000 m alt.
General distribution. Balkan endemic (Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia).
Threats. Habitat degradation due to human activities (agriculture, stock breeding, afforestation, tourism, etc.).
Conservation measures taken. Included in 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants as “rare” and protected by the national Biodiversity Act. Parts of the population are protected in Central Balkan National Park and some localities are within sites of the European ecological network Natura 2000 in Bulgaria.
Conservation measures needed. Inventory of the extent of the population, the species’ biology and ecology and the threats for the species’ survival. Protection of the species’ favoured habitats.
References. Velenovský 1898; Urumov 1901, 1902, 1913, 1929; Toshev 1904; Stojanoff & Stefanoff 1934; Stojanoff & Achtaroff 1935; Stojanoff 1966; Greuter et al. 1984; Petrova 1984, 1992a; Tutin & Walters 1993; Pavlova 2001; Bancheva & Delcheva 2004; Petrova & Vladimirov, 2010.
Authors: Cvetomir M. Denchev & Boris Assyov
