| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus orientalis Adams |
| Bibliography | Beitr. Naturk. 1: 54 (1805) |
| Native Range | Turkey to n. Xinjang and w. Tibet, Assam |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-4100m |
| Description | stems thin, leaves short, rigid, linear-subulate, canaliculate, margins scabrous, flowers solitary, calyx tubular, petals glabrous, fimbriate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | 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 fimbriatus M.Bieb. Dianthus pogonopetalus Boiss. & Kotschy |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |