| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus pratensis M.Bieb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 300 (1819) |
| Native Range | se. & e. Europe to West Siberia and Kazakhstan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves 2-7cm long, linear-lanceolate, stem leaves 3-4-pairs, flowers 1-2, long pedicellate, calyx 10-17mm long corolla lobes 5-7mm long, dentate, barbate |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | pale rose, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus chloroleucus Fisch. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |