| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus haematocalyx Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2. 1: 68 (1854) |
| Native Range | Albania to North Macedonia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 400-2600m |
| Description | leaves flat, linear, acute, rigid, on margins scabrous, shortly vaginate, flowers 3-5 in corymb, calyx red, ventricose, petals abaxially yellow, acute denticulate |
| 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 after flowering |
| Synonyms | Dianthus haematocalyx f. olympica Stoj. & Jordanov. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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