Citation: P. Ball & Heyw., Bull. Brit. Mus. (Bot.) 3:166 (1964).

Synonymy: Dianthus velutinus Guss., Plant. Rar. 166 (1826); Tunica velutina (Guss.)Fischer & C. Meyer, Ind. Semin. Petrop. n. 6:66 (1839-40).

Common name: Velvet pink, hairy pink.

Description:
Annual, erect, c. 60 cm high, stems glabrous towards the base, densely glandular in the middle region, and glabrous towards the apex; basal leaves dried at flowering time; leaf sheaths usually at least twice as long as wide, peduncle very short.

Seeds c. 1.3 mm long, with cyclindrical papillae, dark-brown.

	Petrorhagia velutina. Enlargement of stem, flower and seed
Image source: fig. 141g in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 302.

Distribution:  Native to southern Europe.   W.Aust.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Sept. — Dec.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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