| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus carmelitarum Reut. ex Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 512 (1867) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 300-3000m |
| Description | green, glabrous, leaves rigid, short, linear, 5-7-nerved, vaginate, flowers few in head, involucre maroon, calyx lobes lanceolate, petals crenate |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | crimson |
| 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 artwinensis Schischk. ex Grossh. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |