| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus acicularis Fisch. ex Ledeb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1: 284 (1842) |
| Native Range | e. Europe to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-1300m |
| Description | leaves subulate, 2-4cm, vaginate, crowded, flowers 1-3, terminal, fragrant, pedicellate, calyx cylindrical, sepals lanceolate, sharply acute, petals elliptic, fimbriate, 15mm |
| Size | 12-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Dianthus tauscheri Ewersm. ex Ledeb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |
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