| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus virgineus L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 412 (1753) |
| Native Range | Greece, c. & s. Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves opposite, linear, the basal 3-6cm long, flowers 1-5, pedicellate, bracts 4-6, shortly acuminate, calyx lobes lanceolate, petals finely dentate on apex |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 brachyanthus Gren. & Godr. Dianthus caryophyllus var. collivagus (Jord.) St.Lag. Dianthus caryophyllus ssp. godronianus (Jord.) P.Martin Dianthus caryophyllus ssp. longicaulis (Ten.) Arcang. Dianthus caryophyllus var. longicaulis (Ten.) Trevir. Dianthus caryophyllus var. tenuifolius Moris Dianthus caryophyllus var. virgineus (L.) Fiori Dianthus collivagus Jord. Dianthus godronianus Jord. Dianthus longicaulis Ten. Dianthus pungens Poir. Dianthus rupestris Lam. Dianthus scheuchzeri Jord. Dianthus siculus ssp. tenuifolius (Moris) Arrigoni Dianthus sylvestris var. godronianus (Jord.) Kerguélen Dianthus sylvestris ssp. longicaulis (Ten.) Greuter & Burdet Tunica virginea (L.) Scop. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy) |