Petrorhagia prolifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Petrorhagia
Species: Petrorhagia prolifera

Name

Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 161 (1964).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Dianthus prolifer L., Sp. Pl.: 410 (1753).
Homotypic
- Caryophyllus aridus Moench, Methodus: 59 (1794), nom. illeg. superfl.
- Cylichnanthus prolifer (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 261 (1867).
- Tunica prolifera (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 299 (1771).
Heterotypic
- Caryophyllus diminutus (L.) Christm., Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 6: 563 (1780).
- Dianthus diminutus L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 587 (1762).
- Dianthus prolifer var. atapuercae Coincy, J. Bot. (Morot) 12: 54 (1898).
- Dianthus prolifer var. diminutus (L.) Mérat, Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris: 160 (1812).
- Dianthus prolifer var. multiflorus Planellas, Ensayo Fl. Gallega: 117 (1852).
- Dianthus prolifer var. uniflorus Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 644 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Kohlrauschia diminuta Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 6: 43 (1844).
- Kohlrauschia prolifera Kunth, Fl. Berol., ed. 2, 1: 109 (1838).
- Kohlrauschia prolifera var. diminuta (L.) Rivas Goday & Bellot, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 6: 108 (1948).
- Kohlrauschia velutina var. intermedia Pérez Lara ex Willk., Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Hispan.: 282 (1893), nom. nud.
- Petrorhagia prolifera f. diminuta (L.) Boza & Vasić, Fl. SR Srbije 10: 48 (1986).
- Silene prolifera E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 5: 107 (1901).
- Tunica pinetorum Pérez Lara, Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 25: 197 (1925).
- Tunica prolifera var. juniorum Marcet & Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 303 (1936).
- Tunica prolifera var. pumila Cuatrec., Treb. Inst. Bot. Barcelona 2: 274 (1929).
- Tunica prolifera var. scabrifolia Clavaud, Fl. Gironde 1: 156 (1881).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Asia-Temperate
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Western Asia
  - Iran, Tadzhikistan (introduced), Türkiye.
Europe
- East Europe
  - Belarus, Krym, Ukraine.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland.
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Great Britain (introduced), Sweden.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, NW. Balkan Pen., Türkiye-in-Europe.
- Southwestern Europe
  - Belgium, Corse, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain.
Northern America
- Eastern Canada
  - British Columbia (introduced).
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New Jersey (introduced), New York (introduced), Pennsylvania (introduced).
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Michigan (introduced), Missouri (introduced).
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho (introduced).
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama (introduced), Arkansas (introduced), Delaware (introduced), Georgia (introduced), Kentucky (introduced), Maryland (introduced), North Carolina (introduced), Tennessee (introduced), Virginia (introduced).
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - Oklahoma (introduced).
Southern America
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast (introduced), Chile Central (introduced).
Asia-Tropical
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan (introduced).
Africa
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Ball, P.W. & Heywood, V.H. 1964. A revision of the genus Petrorhagia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 3(4): 121–172, 3 pl. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Ball, P.W. & Akeroyd, J.R. 1993. Petrorhagia. Pp. 224–227 in Tutin, T.G., Burges, N.A., Chater, A.O., Edmondson, J.R., Heywood, V.H., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 1: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae. 2nd edition, xlvi + 581 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK) / New York / Melbourne, ISBN 0-521-41007-X. Reference page.
Jonsell, B.E., 2001. Flora Nordica Chenopodiaceae to Fumariaceae, Volume 2. The Bergius Foundation, Stockholm, pp. 1–57. Reference page.
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.
Jones, R.L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora. 833 pp. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2331-3. JSTOR . Reference page.
Stace, C.A. 2019. New Flora of the British Isles. ed. 4. 1266 pp. C & M Floristics, Middelwood Green, Suffolk ISBN 978-1-5272-2630-2 Reference page.
Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając, A., Zając, M. 2020. Vascular Plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. 526 pp., W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-83-62975-45-7 Reference page.
Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) 2020. Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas. 766 pp. Polish Academy of Sciences, Botanical Garden, Center for Biological Diversity Conservation & Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw, Cracow, Opole. ISBN 978-83-938900-5-7 Internet Archive Reference page.
Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. 2021. Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1–151. BHL Reference page.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.
Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, İ. & Çimen, A.Ö. & Gökmen, F.Ş. (eds.) 2024. Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey). Vol. 4a. Asparagaceae, Arecaceae, Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Musaceae. xxix + 570 pp., ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul. ISBN 978-625-94238-2-1. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Petrorhagia prolifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Petrorhagia prolifera. Published online. Accessed: 4 May 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Petrorhagia prolifera. Accessed: 4 May 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Sprossende Felsennelke
English: Proliferous Pink, Childing pink
español: Clavelina prolífera
suomi: Euroopankehtoneilikka
Nederlands: Slanke Mantelanjer
slovenščina: brsteča haljica