| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum cerastioides (D.Don) Madhani & Zarre |
| Bibliography | Taxon 67: 101 (2018) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Pakistan and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-5000m |
| Description | leaves obovate-spathulate, 5-15mm, pubescent, ciliate, cymes 5-20-flowered, bracts leaf-like, 2-5mm long, ovate, petals red-purple striate, 5-8mm long, emarginate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | lilac, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acosmia rupestris Benth. ex G.Don Gypsophila cerastioides D.Don Timaeosia cerastioides (D.Don) Klotzsch Timaeosia rupestris Edgew. & Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |
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