| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum laxiflorum Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 82 (1854) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-3000m |
| Description | strigose, leaves patent, 8mm, subulate, aristate, adaxially flat, abaxially concave, flowers 8-15 in capitate cyme, bracts narrow, subulate, calyx glabrous, petals linear |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 campylacme Rech.f. Acanthophyllum stewartii (Thomson ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) Barkoudah Gypsophila erinacea Boiss. Gypsophila laxiflora (Boiss.) Rech.f. Gypsophila stewartii Thomson ex Edgew. & Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |