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Dianthus micranthus Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesDianthus micranthus Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 69 (1849)
Native RangeAnti-Lebanon to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves rigid, short, narrowly linear-triquetrous, acute, 3-nerved, flowers solitary, calyx obtuse, with white margins, petals abaxially red
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny 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
SynonymsDianthus haussknechtii Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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