| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Subfamily | Caryophylloideae |
| Trube | Caryophylleae |
| Scientific name | Dianthus kiusianus Makino |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hime-hama-nadesiko (ヒメハマナデシコ, 姫浜撫子 [meaning: dwarf hama-nadeshiko (hama-nadeshiko = Dianthus japonicus)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Beach |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=60 (4x) |
| Description | Plants 10-40cm tall, non hair. Leaves 3-5cm long, non hair. Flowers calyxs 1.5-2cm long, pink flower, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Dianthus kiusianus Makino |
| Estimation of polyploidy levels in Dianthus Germplasms by Flowcytometry [PDF] | |
| Nucleic acid compositions conferring disease resistance (US Patent 7309815/2007) | |
| Rubisco Activase with increased thermostability and methods of use thereof (US Patent 7314975/2008) | |
| Note | There are some natural hybrids of Dianthus kiusianus Makino and Dianthus japonicus Thunberg ex Murray. |
| July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |