| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus compactus Kit. ex Schult. |
| Bibliography | Oestr. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 654 (1814) |
| Native Range | Carpathians to s. Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | glabrous, leaves narrowly lanceolate, bracts oval, acerose, patent, flexuous, flowers in dense flat cymes, calyx green, lobes acute |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus barbatus var. compactus (Kit.) Heuff. Dianthus barbatus ssp. compactus (Kit.) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |