| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymelaea aucheri Meisn. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 552 (1857) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves linear, 8-20mm long, revolute, appresed to stem, males flowers 5mm long, the females to 3mm long, in axillary clusters, corolla lobes red |
| Size | 30-70cm |
| Color | brownish green |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ligia amanii Kotschy ex Boiss. Ligia aucheri (Meisn.) Boiss. Passerina annua Aucher ex Meisn. Stellera aucheri (Meisn.) Kuntze Stellera hedyotis Ehrenb. ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |