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Dianthus pendulus Boiss. & C.I.Blanche  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesDianthus pendulus Boiss. & C.I.Blanche 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 6: 28 (1859)
Native RangeLebanon to n. Israel and n. Iran
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionstems numerous, leafy, leaves to 7cm, connate, shortly vaginate, white ciliate, linear, patent, inflorescence ramose, flowers of 1-3, petals incised-dentate
Size15-40cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine)
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