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Dianthus raddeanus Vierh.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesDianthus raddeanus Vierh. 
BibliographySitzungber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. Abt. 1. 107: 1145 (1898)
Native RangeCaucasus to Turkey
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1800-3200m
Descriptionleaves 4-5cm, linear-lanceolate, in upper half widest, green, flat, acute, flowers solitary, calyx purple, glabrous, corolla 2cm across, petals barbate, dentate
Size5-10cm
Colorpink
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsDianthus alpinus var. glacialis Trautv.
Dianthus trautvetteri Woronow
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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