Dianthus elegans var.cous
(Yabani karanfil)
(Nelke)
Caryphlaceae

Perennial herbs, up to 50 cm. Leaves opposite, up to 1 3 x 2,5 mm, green or glaucous. Flowers solitary or in groups of 2- 7, pedicels 1 -30 mm. Bracteoles 8-20, shorter than calyx, inner ovate to broadly ovate, outer narrowly ovate to linear. Calyx up to 28 mm, cylindrical. Petal long-clawed, limb 9-18 mm, pink, often darker spotted, deeply dentate. Fruit a capsule. Potential ornamental. Fl. August- October. Cliffs and rocky places, usually limestone.