| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum gracile Bunge ex Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 562 (1867) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | grey, glabrous, leaves short, erect, subulate, flowers in subsessile, dense clusters, corolla pentamerous, calyx lobes obtuse, short, petals linear-spathulate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 bracteatum var. gracile (Bunge ex Boiss.) Basiri Acanthophyllum elongatum Preobr. ex Schischk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |