| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus barbatus L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 409 (1753) |
| Native Range | European Mountains, s. Russian Far East to North Korea |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 200-2000m |
| Description | glabrous perennial with lanceolate leaves, flowers, often punctate, in compact flat cymes, sepals green, acute |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| 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 | Caryophyllus barbatus (L.) Moench Cylichnanthus barbatus (L.) Dulac Dianthus aggregatus Poir. Dianthus barbatus var. angustifolius Pers. Dianthus barbatus var. densiflorus Sennen Dianthus barbatus ssp. girardinii (Lamotte) Nyman Dianthus barbatus var. latifolius Ser. Dianthus barbatus var. paniculatus Ser. Dianthus barbatus var. pedunculosus Ser. Dianthus barbatus var. ramosus Lapeyr Dianthus corymbosus F.Dietr. Dianthus fimbriatus ssp. barbatus (L.) Bonnier Dianthus girardinii Lamotte Dianthus hispanicus Dum.Cours. Dianthus latifolius Willd. Dianthus pulcherrimus Loisel. Dianthus splendidissimum Hoffmanns. Silene barbata (L.) E.H.L.Krause Tunica barbata Scop. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (PRM Primorye) 36 China (CHM Manchuria) 38 Eastern Asia (KOR Korea) |