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Deptford pink

Dianthus armeria

208Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar4
Apr1
May3
Jun45
Jul86
Aug33
Sep11
Oct10
Nov6
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England25
2Cornwall England19
3Dorset England16
4Surrey England13
5Essex England10
6Plymouth England7
7Kent England5
8Worcestershire England4
9Nottinghamshire England4
10Thurrock England4
11Carmarthenshire Wales4
12Southend-on-Sea England3
13Cambridgeshire England2
14Suffolk England2
15Somerset England2
158 England1 Scotland28 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
208
Peak month
July
Counties with records
21
Scientific name
Dianthus armeria
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
390
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Dianthus
Name with authority
Dianthus armeria L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158855 · GBIF 3085413