Friend of ours came over yesterday evening with a section of inflorescence of a plant a friend of hers says came from relatives in Manitoba many moons ago -go pick the bones outta that one-...so here's a picture of it. She's supposed to come over tomorrow with a division of the plant but I've grown accustomed to narrowing the identity of a plant by its flower so here we go. Anybody have an idea? It's a very small flower and I didn't noticed the little 'bumps' on the petals until I started to crop the picture. It's rather delicate looking....
Thank you, Margot. It was indeed suggested by my friend that it probably is in the Dianthus genus, I'd hoped someone might have been able to identify the specie. A quick gander of the Dianthus Wikipedia page lead me to Dianthus basuticus as being closest to what I have but it's hard to make an ID based on just one picture from a different angle than what I shot. Indeed a subsequent search for that specie brought forward a number of other pictures and it's definitely not what I have....Oh well, I'll keep digging!
I wish I could help you narrow down which Dianthus you're wondering about. PS 'Specie' is not a correct word used in botanical descriptions though I know many people do. 'Specie' is a technical term referring to the physical form of money, particularly coins. Specie or Species: Why Specie is Not the Singular Form of Species
Deptford pink from Renton, WA, USA on June 21, 2014 at 02:46 PM by natureguy. IMG_6811, 08xxx ยท iNaturalist Canada comes frightfully close to what I have, identified as Dianthus armeria.
