Dianthus alpinus Linnaeus var. semenovii Regel & Herder, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 39: 531. 1866.

Herbs perennial, 5--15 cm tall. Stems numerous, densely caespitose, ascending. Leaves linear, 1.5--3 cm × 1--2 mm, 3--5-veined, base connate into a 1--2 mm sheath, apex acuminate. Flowers 1--4; bracts 4 or 6, leaflike, ovate, ca. 1/2 as long as calyx, apex sharply pointed. Calyx greenish or lilac, cylindric, 1.5--1.9 cm × 4--5.5 mm; teeth lanceolate, apex acuminate. Petals purple-red, 1.1--1.2 cm × 7.5--8 mm, adaxially hairy, apex cristate toothed. Capsule not seen.

Grassy mountain slopes; 1300--1800 m. Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan].