Dianthus sp. - "sweet william" in Ohio, USA. (1 June 2015)
Plants are multicellular, photosynthesizing eucaryotes. Most species occupy terrestrial environments, but they also occur in freshwater and saltwater aquatic environments. The oldest known land plants in the fossil record are Ordovician to Silurian. Land plant body fossils are known in Silurian sedimentary rocks - they are small and simple plants (e.g., Cooksonia). Fossil root traces in paleosol horizons are known in the Ordovician. During the Devonian, the first trees and forests appeared. Earth's initial forestation event occurred during the Middle to Late Paleozoic. Earth's continents have been partly to mostly covered with forests ever since the Late Devonian. Occasional mass extinction events temporarily removed much of Earth's plant ecosystems - this occurred at the Permian-Triassic boundary (251 million years ago) and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary (65 million years ago).
The most conspicuous group of living plants is the angiosperms, the flowering plants. They first unambiguously appeared in the fossil record during the Cretaceous. They quickly dominated Earth's terrestrial ecosystems, and have dominated ever since. This domination was due to the evolutionary success of flowers, which are structures that greatly aid angiosperm reproduction.
"Sweet william" is a flowering plant that is native to parts of Europe, but it has been extensively cultivated. Many varieties occurring in various colors have been artificially produced.
Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Caryophyllales, Caryophyllaceae
Locality: cultivar in Celina, Ohio, USA
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Dianthus sp. - "pinks" in Iowa, USA. (13 July 2016)
Plants are multicellular, photosynthesizing eucaryotes. Most species occupy terrestrial environments, but they also occur in freshwater and saltwater aquatic environments. The oldest known land plants in the fossil record are Ordovician to Silurian. Land plant body fossils are known in Silurian sedimentary rocks - they are small and simple plants (e.g., Cooksonia). Fossil root traces in paleosol horizons are known in the Ordovician. During the Devonian, the first trees and forests appeared. Earth's initial forestation event occurred during the Middle to Late Paleozoic. Earth's continents have been partly to mostly covered with forests ever since the Late Devonian. Occasional mass extinction events temporarily removed much of Earth's plant ecosystems - this occurred at the Permian-Triassic boundary (251 million years ago) and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary (65 million years ago).
The most conspicuous group of living plants is the angiosperms, the flowering plants. They first unambiguously appeared in the fossil record during the Cretaceous. They quickly dominated Earth's terrestrial ecosystems, and have dominated ever since. This domination was due to the evolutionary success of flowers, which are structures that greatly aid angiosperm reproduction.
"Pinks" are flowering plants native to parts of the Old World, but they have been extensively cultivated. Many varieties have been artificially produced.
Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Caryophyllales, Caryophyllaceae
Locality: cultivar at a south-bound Interstate 29 rest stop, ~8 miles south of downtown Sioux City, western Woodbury County, northwestern Iowa, USA
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Tags: Dianthus flower flowers plants plant flowering Sioux City Iowa pink pinks
Dianthus sp. - "pinks" in Iowa, USA. (13 July 2016)
Plants are multicellular, photosynthesizing eucaryotes. Most species occupy terrestrial environments, but they also occur in freshwater and saltwater aquatic environments. The oldest known land plants in the fossil record are Ordovician to Silurian. Land plant body fossils are known in Silurian sedimentary rocks - they are small and simple plants (e.g., Cooksonia). Fossil root traces in paleosol horizons are known in the Ordovician. During the Devonian, the first trees and forests appeared. Earth's initial forestation event occurred during the Middle to Late Paleozoic. Earth's continents have been partly to mostly covered with forests ever since the Late Devonian. Occasional mass extinction events temporarily removed much of Earth's plant ecosystems - this occurred at the Permian-Triassic boundary (251 million years ago) and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary (65 million years ago).
The most conspicuous group of living plants is the angiosperms, the flowering plants. They first unambiguously appeared in the fossil record during the Cretaceous. They quickly dominated Earth's terrestrial ecosystems, and have dominated ever since. This domination was due to the evolutionary success of flowers, which are structures that greatly aid angiosperm reproduction.
"Pinks" are flowering plants native to parts of the Old World, but they have been extensively cultivated. Many varieties have been artificially produced.
Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Caryophyllales, Caryophyllaceae
Locality: cultivar at a south-bound Interstate 29 rest stop, ~8 miles south of downtown Sioux City, western Woodbury County, northwestern Iowa, USA
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See info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus
Tags: Dianthus flower flowers plants plant flowering Sioux City Iowa pink pinks
Dianthus sp. in Iowa, USA. (13 July 2016)
Plants are multicellular, photosynthesizing eucaryotes. Most species occupy terrestrial environments, but they also occur in freshwater and saltwater aquatic environments. The oldest known land plants in the fossil record are Ordovician to Silurian. Land plant body fossils are known in Silurian sedimentary rocks - they are small and simple plants (e.g., Cooksonia). Fossil root traces in paleosol horizons are known in the Ordovician. During the Devonian, the first trees and forests appeared. Earth's initial forestation event occurred during the Middle to Late Paleozoic. Earth's continents have been partly to mostly covered with forests ever since the Late Devonian. Occasional mass extinction events temporarily removed much of Earth's plant ecosystems - this occurred at the Permian-Triassic boundary (251 million years ago) and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary (65 million years ago).
The most conspicuous group of living plants is the angiosperms, the flowering plants. They first unambiguously appeared in the fossil record during the Cretaceous. They quickly dominated Earth's terrestrial ecosystems, and have dominated ever since. This domination was due to the evolutionary success of flowers, which are structures that greatly aid angiosperm reproduction.
Dianthus is a genus of flowering plants, most species of which are native to parts of the Old World. Various Dianthus species have been extensively cultivated and many artificial varieties have been produced.
Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Caryophyllales, Caryophyllaceae
Locality: cultivar at a south-bound Interstate 29 rest stop, ~8 miles south of downtown Sioux City, western Woodbury County, northwestern Iowa, USA
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See info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus
Tags: Dianthus flower flowers plants plant flowering Sioux City Iowa
Dianthus sp. - "sweet william" in Ohio, USA.
Plants are multicellular, photosynthesizing eucaryotes. Most species occupy terrestrial environments, but they also occur in freshwater and saltwater aquatic environments. The oldest known land plants in the fossil record are Ordovician to Silurian. Land plant body fossils are known in Silurian sedimentary rocks - they are small and simple plants (e.g., Cooksonia). Fossil root traces in paleosol horizons are known in the Ordovician. During the Devonian, the first trees and forests appeared. Earth's initial forestation event occurred during the Middle to Late Paleozoic. Earth's continents have been partly to mostly covered with forests ever since the Late Devonian. Occasional mass extinction events temporarily removed much of Earth's plant ecosystems - this occurred at the Permian-Triassic boundary (251 million years ago) and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary (65 million years ago).
The most conspicuous group of living plants is the angiosperms, the flowering plants. They first unambiguously appeared in the fossil record during the Cretaceous. They quickly dominated Earth's terrestrial ecosystems, and have dominated ever since. This domination was due to the evolutionary success of flowers, which are structures that greatly aid angiosperm reproduction.
"Sweet william" is a flowering plant that is native to parts of Europe, but it has been extensively cultivated. Many varieties occurring in various colors have been artificially produced.
Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Caryophyllales, Caryophyllaceae
Locality: cultivar in Middletown, Ohio, USA
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See info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus
Tags: Dianthus sweet william flower flowers flowering plant plants angiosperm angiosperms cultivar cultivated