| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus crinitus Sm. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 300 (1794) |
| Native Range | North Africa to Caucasus and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-2000m |
| Description | stems virgate, leaves rigid, acute, linear-subulate, flowers 1-4, calyx long cylindrical, lobes lanceolate, acute, corolla lobes glabrous, oblong, fimbriate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus amoenus Pomel Dianthus crinitus var. amoenus (Pomel) Maire Dianthus crinitus var. argaeus Aytac & H.Duman Dianthus crinitus var. flaviflorus Emb. Dianthus fimbriatus Hohen. Dianthus ibericus Steven ex Ledeb. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, OMA Oman) |