| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon venustum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 80 (1846) |
| Native Range | Iran to w. Syria and Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 600-2300m |
| Description | glaucous, leaves wide, applanate-carinate, acerose, scapes short, spikes simple, lax, secund, bracts broadly triangular, acuminate, calyx sparsely hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
| Synonyms | Armeriastrum dianthifolium (Jaub. & Spach) Kuntze Statice dianthifolia Jaub. & Spach Statice venusta Fenzl ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |