| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus rigidus M.Bieb |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 325 (1808) |
| Native Range | Krym to w. Siberia and Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves linear, uninerved, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, corolla lobes 5mm long, dentate, barbate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Tunica rigida (M.Bieb.) Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |