| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus strictus Banks & Sol. |
| Synonyms | Dianthus halepensis Bornm. |
| Dianthus polycladus Boiss. | |
| Dianthus quadrilobus Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves rigid, shortly linear, acute, 3-5-nerved, margins scabrous, lower leaves crowded, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, lobes shortly lanceolate, corolla lobes entire |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
strictus multipunctatus (Ser.) Mouterde ex Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12(2): 187 (1982)
strictus sublaevis D.F.Chamb., Edinburgh J. Bot., 51(1): 56 (1994)
strictus troodi (Post) S.S.Hooper, Fl. Cyprus 1: 215, 806 (1977)
strictus velutinus (Boiss.) Mouterde ex Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 12(2): 187 (1982)
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