| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus fruticosus L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 413 (1753) |
| Native Range | s. Greece to Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-300m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves short, glaucous, oblong-linear, obtuse, flowers sessile, solitary, terminal, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute, corolla lobes orbiculate, dentate |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 frutescens Houtt. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |