| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon brachystachyum Boiss. ex Bunge sect. Staticopsis |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(7): 51 (1872) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to n. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-3600m |
| Description | glaucous, erinaceous, leaves subulate, acerose, at base broadly membranous, scapes glabrous, spikes 1-2, short, spikes 3-7, rachis erect, scabrous, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
| Synonyms | Acantholimon kurdicum Bunge Armeriastrum brachystachyum (Boiss. ex Bunge) Kuntze Armeriastrum kurdicum (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |