| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon hypochaerum Bokhari |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 74 (1972) |
| Native Range | e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-2800m |
| Description | leaves glaucous, linear-triangual, 25-40mm, margin scabrous, scapes very short or absent, spikes compact, branched, spikelets 7-10, 16-18mm long, calyx white or purple |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, red |
| 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 hypochoerum Mobayen Acantholimon hypochoerum var. erythraea Mobayen Acantholimon sintenisii Hausskn. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |