6; see text Dianthus strictus, known as the wild pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Calyx conical-cylindrical, slightly tapered at apex, greenish-white, sometimes tinged with purple.

Striations often limited to the apex of teeth and to some bands below sinuses.

Petals pink, lamina fan-shaped, denticulate, marked with dots which gave the plant its name.

[4] It is native to Greece's Aegean Islands (including Crete), Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestine region, the Sinai Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.