Petrorhagia dubia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G. López & Romo

Hairypink, Pink grass, Wilding pink, Windmill pink

Petrorhagia dubia is an annual herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Petrorhagia
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Dianthus velutinus
JEF + PLANTS	Kohlrauschia velutina
JEF + PLANTS	Petrorhagia velutina
PLANTS	Tunica velutina

Information about Petrorhagia dubia from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PEDU2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Europe & Mediterranean Basin Native, Introduced Elsewhere: It is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, but it is known on other continents, including Australia and North and South America, as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).