| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Pterocephalus strictus Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 110 (1843) |
| Native Range | n. Iraq to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-1400m |
| Description | tomentose, viscid glandular, leaves petiolate, entire or pinnate-lyrate, segments minute, dentate, involucral bracts, lanceolate, flowers in radiate head |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pink, 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, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Pterocephalus melanobasis Pau |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |