| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus pinifolius Sm. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 284 (1809) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to Transcaucasus, Krym |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-1800m |
| Description | scabrous, leaves rigid, setaceous, short, 3-nerved, the lower crowded, vaginate, flowers in dense head, involucre whitish, calyx lobes acuminate, petals ovate-oblong |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 brevifolius Friv. Dianthus pinifolius ssp. brevifolius (Friv.) Stoj. & Stef. Dianthus pinifolius ssp. rumelicus (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht. Dianthus pinifolius ssp. serulis Trinajstić Dianthus rumelicus Velen. Dianthus serresianus Halácsy & Charrel Dianthus serulis Kulcz. Dianthus smithii Wettst. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |
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