| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon caryophyllaceum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 78 (1846) |
| Native Range | n. & w. Iran to ec. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-2700m |
| Description | leaves linear, triquetrous, 2-5cm, ciliate, pale green or glaucous, floral spikes lax branched, spikelets 10-18mm, calyx decamerous with purple veinlets |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| 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 caryophyllaceum (Boiss.) Kuntze Statice caryophyllacea Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |
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