| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus crinitus Sm. |
| Synonyms | Dianthus amoenus Pomel |
| Dianthus fimbriatus Hohen. | |
| Dianthus ibericus Steven ex Ledeb. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine |
| Description | stems virgate, leaves rigid, acute, linear-subulate, flowers 1-4, calyx long cylindrical, lobes lanceolate, acute, corolla lobes glabrous, oblong, fimbriate |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Iran , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Gulf States , Oman) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
crinitus baldzhuanicus (Lincz.) Rech.f., Pl. Syst. Evol., 151(3-4): 285 (1986)
crinitus kermanensis Rech.f., ibid.
crinitus nuristanicus (Gilli) Rech.f., ibid.
crinitus soongoricus (Schischk.) Kozhevn., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 22: 112 (1985)
crinitus tetralepis (Nevski) Rech.f., ibid.
crinitus turcomanicus (Schischk.) Rech.f., ibid.
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