| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus semenovii (Regel & Herder) Vierh. |
| Bibliography | Sitzungber. Kaiserl. Acad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1, 107: 1147 (1898) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-2500m |
| Description | leaves linear, 15-30mm, vaginate, acuminate, flowers 1-4, bracts 4 or 6, leaf-like, ovate, calyx cylindrical, sepals lanceolate, acute, petals 10-12mm long, cristate-dentate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus alatavicus Popov Dianthus alpinus var. semenovii Regel & Herder Dianthus turkestanicus Preobr. Dianthus versicolor ssp. turkestanicus (Preobr.) Kozhevn. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 34 Western Asia 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |