| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus aristatus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Asie Min., Bot. [P.de Tchihatcheff] 1: 222 (1860) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 3-8cm, linear, long acuminate, inflorescence laxly ramose, bracts 4-6, ovate, aristate, calyx cylindrical, pale green, petals 5-11mm. dentate, barbate, abaxially yellow |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | deep rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus preobrazhenskii Klokov Dianthus zonatus var. aristatus (Boiss.) Reeve |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |