| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus microlepis Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Dianthus brachyanthus Schur |
| Dianthus musalae (Velen.) Velen. | |
| Dianthus pumilio Degen & Urum. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves short, linear-carinate, uninerved, obtuse, margins scabrous, flowers solitary, subsessile, calyx lobes short, lanceolate, acute, petals obtuse, crenate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | carmine, pinkish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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