| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Atraphaxis teretifolia (Popov) Kom. |
| Synonyms | Physopyrum teretifolium Popov |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves grey-green, 1-3cm, carnose, terete, revolute, verrucose-scabrous, acuminate, flowers terminal, pedicellate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | brownish pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil, full sun alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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