| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus erythrocoleus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 493 (1867) |
| Native Range | Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 3100-3700m |
| Description | leaves linear with thick margins, 1-5cn long, uppermost pair of stem leaves with ventricose, purple base, flowers solitary, to 15mm across, petals laciniate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |