| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus multicaulis Boiss. & A.Huet |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 5: 53 (1856) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems numerous, erect, glabrous, leaves opposite, vaginate, linear, 2-4cm, entire, acute, flowers terminal, solitary, calyx oblong-cylindrical, petals entire |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Dianthus cretaceus var. multicaulis (Boiss. & A.Huet) Grossh. Dianthus cretaceus ssp. multicaulis (Boiss. & A.Huet) Nersesian Dianthus liboschitzianus var. multicaulis (Boiss. & A.Huet) Boiss. Dianthus siemienkiewiczii Bordz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |