| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus shinanensis (Yatabe) Makino |
| Synonyms | Dianthus takenakae Honda |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves broadly to narrowly lanceolate, 3-6cm long, dark greene with papilose margins, acute, shortly petiolate, inflorescence flatly capitate, petals obtusely triangular |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem erect |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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