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Dianthus floribundus Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesDianthus floribundus Boiss. 
BibliographyAsie Min., Bot. (P.de Tchihatcheff) 1: 221 (1860)
Native Rangew. Iran to ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1000-2400m
Descriptionleaves rigid, narrowly linear, on margins scabrous, 3-5-nerved, stem leaves shorter, flowers in corymb, calyx narrowly cylindrical, lobes with white margins
Size20-30cm
Colorpale rose
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 coloratus (Bornm.) Hand.-Mazz.
Dianthus noeanus Boiss.
Dianthus pachypetalus Stapf
Dianthus pachypetalus var. coloratus Bornm.
Dianthus schischkinii Grossh.
Dianthus tabrisianus Bien. ex Boiss.
Dianthus tabrisianus var. coloratus (Bornm.) Rech.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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