| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Petrorhagia dianthoides (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood |
| Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 158 (1964) |
| Native Range | w. Crete |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 50-650m |
| Description | glabrous, woody-based, stems numerous, ramose, leaves subulate, acute, uninerved, flowers 3-5 in head, involucral bracts lanceolate, acute, petals oblong-spathulate |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gypsophila dianthoides Sm. Tunica dianthoides (Sm.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |