| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus hymenolepis Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 64 (1849) |
| Native Range | n. Iraq to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | pubescent, leaves short, linear, flaccid, 3-nerved, narrow, vaginate, flowers 2-5 in head, calyx lobes dentate, sometimes mucronate, petals barbate, deeply dentate |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |