| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus bessarabicus (Kleopow) Klokov |
| Bibliography | Bot. Žurn. (Kiev) 5: 28 (1948) |
| Native Range | e. Romania to Moldova |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 1mm wide, linear, acute, flowers 1-several in head, bracts lanceolate, acuminate, calyx lobes oblong, mucronate, corolla lobes 5-8mm long, barbate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | dark rose |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Dianthus polymorphus ssp. bessarabicus Kleopow |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |