| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum bracteatum Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Acanthophyllum leucostegium Schiman-Czeika |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | grey, glabrous, leaves patent, subulate, flowers in dense, spherical, long pedunculate clusters, corolla tetramerous, calyx lobes obtuse, petals linear-lanceolate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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