| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus diffusus Sm. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 285 (1809) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1600m |
| Description | glandular pubescent, leaves linear, acute, 3-nerved, flowers 1-2, calyx pallid, glabrous, thinly veined, lobes acuminate, petals papilose, abaxially pale, oblong, coarsely dentate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Dianthus cylleneus Boiss. & Heldr. Dianthus glandulosopubescens Halácsy Dianthus pubescens Sm. Dianthus rupestris Friv. ex Griseb. Dianthus syriacus F.N.Williams |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |