| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus petraeus Waldst. & Kit. |
| Bibliography | Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 3: 246 (1807) |
| Native Range | n. Balkan Peninsula to Romania |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, 3-nerved, rigid, shortly pointed, flowers solitary, calyx long cylindrical, lobes lanceolate, corolla lobes glabrous, ovate, laciniate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| 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 bebius Vis. ex Rchb. Dianthus bohemicus J.Mayer ex Tausch Dianthus integripetalus Schur Dianthus kitaibelii Janka ex Beck Dianthus liliodorus Pančić Dianthus petraeus f. liliodorus (Pančić) Hayek Dianthus pseudocaesius Schur Dianthus skorpilii Velen. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |