| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthophyllum adenophorum Freyn |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 867 (1903) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to n. & ne. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | densely leafy, leaves subulate, 2-4cm, patent, fasciculate, inflorescence terminal, corymbose-capitate, 2-4cm broad, calyx cylindrical, lobes triangular, acerose |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | dark rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained 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 (IRN Iran) |