| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum elatius Bunge |
| Synonyms | Acanthophyllum borsczowii Litv. |
| Acanthophyllum conjugens Rech.f. | |
| Acanthophyllum spinosum Bunge | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves spreading, short, lanceolate, flat, abaxially convex, calyx glabrous, lobes triangular-subulate, aristate, petals oblong-linear, obtuse |
| Size | 25-70cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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