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Fringed Pink🌸
Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus
カワラナデシコ
A perennial in the pink family, distributed across Honshū, Kyūshū, Korea, and China. One of the seven autumn flowers ('nadeshiko'), frequently praised in the Manyōshū and Kokin-Wakashū. The namesake of 'Yamato Nadeshiko' — the idealized Japanese woman — for its beautifully fringed, thread-like petals. Typically pale pink-purple with rare white forms. Prefers sunny riverbanks and grasslands; rapidly declining due to development and golf-course conversion.
Identification Points
- ✓Deeply fringed, thread-like petal margins
- ✓5-petaled pale pink-purple flowers 4–5 cm across
- ✓Linear opposite leaves
Habitat
Sunny riverbanks and grasslands
Season
July to October (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Linear
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
5 petals
Flower color
Pink
Flowering season
Summer
Habitat
Grassland
Phylogenetic Positionナデシコ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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