| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum caespitosum Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 42 (1843) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to ne. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-1400m |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves imbricate, lanceolate, acerose, canaliculate, flowers in sessile heads amongst leaves, calyx cylindrical, petals narrowly linear-cuneate, retuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |