| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon pterostegium Bunge sect. Pterostegia |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(2): 15 (1872) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1800m |
| Description | erinaceous, glaucous, leaves rigid, acerose, adaxially flat, abaxially obtusely carinate, on margins scabrous, heads minute, 2-3, terminal, sessile, spikelets 2-3-flowered |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
| Synonyms | Armeriastrum pterostegium (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |