| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Atraphaxis compacta Ledeb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 2: 55 (1830) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 300-1500m |
| Description | leaves crowded on old branches, grey-green, orbiculate or broadly oval, 4-7mm long, glabrous on both faces, obtuse, flowers 2-6, axillary |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Tragopyrum compactum (Ledeb.) C.Presl |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |