| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus glacialis Haenke |
| Bibliography | Collectanea [N.J.von Jacquin] 2: 84 (1789) |
| Native Range | e. Alps, Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1000-2900m |
| Description | leaves in lax rosette, lanceolate-linear, from middle tapered, margins scabrous, stem leaves 1-2pairs, minute, calyx lobes acute, corolla lobes dentate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus alpinus var. glacialis (Haenke) Regel Dianthus alpinus var. subacaulis Roth Dianthus glacialis var. acaulis Ser. Dianthus glacialis var. latifolius Ser. Dianthus glacialis f. reducta Fornac. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania) |
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