Pirinia

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| genus = Pirinia

| parent_authority = M.Král (1984)

| species = koenigii

| authority = M.Král (1984)

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Pirinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. The only species is Pirinia koenigii.{{cite web |title=Pirinia M.Král {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:893405-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en}}

It is a perennial endemic to the Pirin mountain range of southwestern Bulgaria.{{cite web |title=Pirinia koenigii M.Král {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:904948-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=22 March 2024|language=en}}{{cite journal |last1=Kral |first1=Miloš |date=1984 |title=Pirinia, a new genus of the Caryophyllaceae|url=https://www.preslia.cz/archive/Preslia_56_1984_161-163.pdf |journal= Preslia, Praha |volume=56 |issue= |pages=161–163|issn=|access-date=25 May 2024}}

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