| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus brevicaulis Fenzl |
| Bibliography | Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 10 (1842) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1900-2700m |
| Description | leaves flaccid, linear, short, obtuse, margins scabrous, 3-nerved, flowers solitary, sessile, calyx red, lobes ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, petals obovate, sharply dentate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |