| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus cribrarius Clementi |
| Bibliography | Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 16: 256 (1857) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | scabrous, green, leaves rigid, short, 5-veined, broad, vaginate, flowers few in dense head, involucre maroon, calyx lobes acerose, petals barbulate, ovate-cuneate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |