| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum tadshikistanicum (Schischk.) Schischk. |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 6: 801 (1936) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to ne. Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems ramose, purplish, basally scabrous-pubescent, leaves linear, univeined, acute, glabrous, sessile, flowers in 3-flowered cymes at apex of branchlets, petals linear |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Allochrusa tadshikistanica Schischk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |