| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum crassifolium Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Acanthophyllum kurdicum Boiss. & Hausskn. |
| Gypsophila antilibanotica Post | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | pubescent, leaves erect, shortly lanceolate, fasciculate, flowers in dense, terminal heads, calyx sericeous-hirsute, lobes triangular, mucronate, petals narrowly linear |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 , Lebanon-Syria) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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