| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus borbasii Vandas |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 36: 193 (1886) |
| Native Range | e. Europe to Kazakhstan and Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | stem leaves narrowly linear, shortly acuminate, glabrous, grey-green, 5-7cm long, flowers in fascicle, calyx oblong-cylindrical, green, petals 20-22mm long, dentate |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, 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) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |