| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum stenostegium Freyn |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 866 (1903) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves horizontally patent, subulate-acerose, 4-8cm long, adaxially flat, inflorescence terminal, lax corymbose, calyx tubular, pubescent, 7-9mm long, lobes acerose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | reddish rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |