| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus pinifolius Sm. |
| Synonyms | Dianthus brevifolius Friv. |
| Dianthus lilacinus Boiss. & Heldr. | |
| Dianthus rumelicus Velen. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-1800m |
| Description | scabrous, leaves rigid, setaceous, short, 3-nerved, the lower crowded, vaginate, flowers in dense head, involucre whitish, calyx lobes acuminate, petals ovate-oblong |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
pinifolius tenuicaulis (Turrill) Strid, Fl. Hellenica 1: 368 (1997)
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