| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus borussicus (Vierh.) Juz. |
| Bibliography | ? |
| Native Range | ec. & ne. Europe to North Caucasus & w. Siberia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | stems ascendent, leaves sessile, on base connate, linear, subacicular, entire, grey-green, flowers ca. 3cm, 1-5, petals laciniate, calyx tubular |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus arenarius var. bohemicus Dianthus arenarius ssp. bohemicus (Novák) O.Schwartz Dianthus arenarius ssp. borussicus Vierh. Dianthus arenarius ssp. gigas (Novák) Soó Dianthus arenarius var. gigas Novák Dianthus krylovianus Juz. Dianthus novakii Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |