Dianthus cruentus Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 186 (1843) (syn: Dianthus ambiguus Pančić ; Dianthus baldaccii Degen ; Dianthus brachyzonus Borbás ex Formánek ; Dianthus brachyzonus subsp. villiger (Bornm.) Micevski ; Dianthus calocephalus Boiss. ; Dianthus calocephalus var. villiger Bornm. ; Dianthus cibrarius var. leucolepis Hausskn. ; Dianthus consanguineus Schur ; Dianthus cruentus var. micropetalus Pančić ; Dianthus cruentus subsp. turcicus (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht. ; Dianthus fastigiatus Pant. ; Dianthus holzmannianus Heldr. & Hausskn. ex Nyman ; Dianthus hyalolepis Acht. & Lindtner ; Dianthus lateritius Halácsy ; Dianthus quadrangulus Velen. ; Dianthus turcicus Velen. ; Dianthus villiger (Bornm.) Bornm.);
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SE. Europe to Iran: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia; Introduced: Sweden as per POWO;
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Dianthus cruentus from San Francisco Botanical Garden-GS11022023-1: 3 high res. images.
Dianthus cruentus photographed from San Francisco Botanical Garden, California, June 2, 2019.
Yes, appears close as per images at
https://powo.science.kew.org/names:153271-1
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life