| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus cretaceus Adam |
| Bibliography | Beitr. Naturk. 1: 56 (1805) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to w. Iran and e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-3900m |
| Description | stems numerous, leaves narrowly linear, acuminate, uninerved, on margins scabrous, vaginate, flowers solitary, calyx lobes long, lanceolate, acuminate, petals entire |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| 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 bracteatus Willd. ex Ser. Dianthus liboschitzianus Ser. Dianthus petraeus M.Bieb. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |