| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum lilacinum Schischk. |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 6: 892 (1936) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to Afghanistan and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-1500m |
| Description | leaves subulate, 2-4cm, acerose, scabrously pubescent, convex, flowers in heads producing dense, corymbose inflorescence, bracts subulate, calyx cylindrical |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | lilac |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |