| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus campestris M.Bieb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 326 (1808) |
| Native Range | ne. Romania to w. Siberia and North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | subglabrous, leaves narrowly linear, softly apiculate, 3-nerved, shortly vaginate, flowers solitary, calyx lobes lanceolate, ciliate, petals abaxially yellow, barbate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus campestris var. laevigatus Gruner Dianthus campestris ssp. laevigatus (Gruner) Klokov Dianthus hypanicus Besser ex Rchb. Dianthus laevigatus (Gruner) Klokov Dianthus pseudoversicolor Klokov Dianthus serbanii Prodan |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |