| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon curviflorum Bunge sect. Tragacanthina |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(2): 57 (1872) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves glaucous, flatly terete, rigid, 2-3cm, acerose, margins smooth, flowers in ramose spike, spikelets 5-10, remote, 1-flowered, calyx white |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
| Synonyms | Acantholimon quinquelobum var. curviflorum (Bunge) Dogan & Akaydin Acantholimon straussii Bornm. Armeriastrum curviflorum (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |