| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum coloratum Schischk. |
| Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., ser. 1. Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 182 (1937) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | puberulent, leaves linear, 1-2cm, acute, not acerose, margins revolute, scabrously pubescent, floral heads dense, subspherical, ca. 1cm broad, petals linear-cuneate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | whitish pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acanthophyllum sarawschanicum f. coloratum Preobr. ex Schischk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) |