| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum grandiflorum Stocks |
| Bibliography | Hooker‘s J. Bot. Kew. Gard. Misc. 4: 142 (1852) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves short, lanceolate, patent, adaxially flat, abaxially convex, calyx tomentose, lobes linear-lanceolate, petals oblong, entire |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Acanthophyllum fissicalyx Rech.f. Acanthophyllum macrodon Edgew. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |