| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus microlepis Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 22 (1843) |
| Native Range | Bulgaria to North Macedonia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-2700m |
| Description | leaves short, linear-carinate, uninerved, obtuse, margins scabrous, flowers solitary, subsessile, calyx lobes short, lanceolate, acute, petals obtuse, crenate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | carmine, pinkish |
| 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 brachyanthus Schur Dianthus microlepis f. alba Delip. & Dimitrov Dianthus microlepis ssp. degenii (Stoj. & Acht.) Peev & Zlatkova Dianthus microlepis var. degenii Stoj. & Acht. Dianthus microlepis ssp. musalae Velen. Dianthus musalae (Velen.) Velen. Dianthus pumilio Degen & Urum. Dianthus pumilus Friv. ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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