| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus polylepis Bien. ex Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | glaucous, leaves rigid, short, narrowly linear, adaxially sulcate, abaxially obtusely carinate, acute, flowers solitary, petals glabrous, short, ovate, laciniate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
polylepis binaludensis (Rech.f.) Vaezi & Behrooz., Pl. Syst. Evol. 299(8): 1430 (2013)
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