title: Dianthus sylvestris
text: # Dianthus sylvestris
  
  Dianthus sylvestris, the wood pink, is a species of Dianthus found in Europe, particularly in the Alps, and also said to be disjunctly found in the mountains of Greece. A perennial, it prefers to grow in drier, stony places, so it is occasionally planted in rock gardens.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  A number of subspecies have been described:
  
  * Dianthus sylvestris subsp. alboroseus F.K.Mey.
  * Dianthus sylvestris subsp. aristidis (Batt.) Greuter & Burdet
  * Dianthus sylvestris subsp. boissieri (Willk.) Dobignard
  * Dianthus sylvestris subsp. longibracteatus (Maire) Greuter & Burdet
  * Dianthus sylvestris subsp. tergestinus (Rchb.) Hayek
  