| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon horridum Bunge sect. Tragacanthina |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 17(7): 64 (1872) |
| Native Range | Iran (Yazd) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, spring leaves shortly lanceolate, spines patent, thick, 15-20mm, solid, spikelets 2-4, 1-3-flowered, in compact spike amongst leaves, bracts pale green, ovate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 horridum (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |