| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus mauritanicus Pomel |
| Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 333 (1874) |
| Native Range | Algeria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves rigid, flat, linear, on margins scabrously denticulate, flowers solitary, terminal, calyx lobes ovate, green, petals obovate, cuneate, irregularly dentate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Dianthus anticarius ssp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Valdés & Mateos Dianthus cintranus ssp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Greuter & Burdet Dianthus gaditanus ssp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Maire Dianthus serrulatus ssp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Batt. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |