| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus cruentus Griseb. |
| Bibliography | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 186 (1843) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | glabrous, grey-green, leaves 1-3mm wide, linear, acuminate, flat, flowers numerous in dense head, bracts oblong, apically aristate, petals 5-8mm long, dentate |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus ambiguus Pančić Dianthus baldaccii Degen Dianthus brachyzonus Borbás & Formánek Dianthus brachyzonus ssp. villiger (Bornm.) Micevski Dianthus calocephalus Boiss. Dianthus calocephalus var. viliger Bornm. Dianthus cibrarius var. leucolepis Hausskn. Dianthus consanguineus Schur Dianthus cruentus var. micropetalus Pančić Dianthus cruentus ssp. turcicus (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht. Dianthus fastigiatus Pant. Dianthus holzmannianus Heldr. & Hausskn. ex Nyman Dianthus hyalolepis Acht. & Lindtner Dianthus lateritius Halácsy Dianthus quadrangulus Velen. Dianthus turcicus Velen. Dianthus villiger (Bornm.) Bornm. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |