| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus deltoides L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 411 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Siberia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves 2-3cm, linear, obtuse, at base attenuate, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, 3-veined, acute, margins scabrous, flowers solitary, calyx glabrous, corolla lobes dentate |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Caryophyllus deltoides (L.) Moench Caryophyllus glaucus (L.) Moench Cylichnanthus deltoides (L.) Dulac Dianthus albus Schkuhr. ex Steud. Dianthus crenatus Gilib. Dianthus deltoides var. glaucus (L.) Trevir Dianthus deltoides f. glaucus (L.) P.D.Sell Dianthus deltoides var. montanus Klett & Richt. Dianthus deltoides var. ruber Hartm. Dianthus endressi Zahlbr. ex Steud. Dianthus glaucus L. Dianthus supinus Lam. Dianthus volgensis Ser. Silene deltoides (L.) E.H.L.Krause |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia) |