| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus szowitisianus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 503 (1867) |
| Native Range | w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | scabrously pubescent, leaves erect, linear, short, obtuse, uninerved, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, glabrous, lobes lanceolate, acute, petals densely barbate, dentate |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |