| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon calocephalum Aitch. & Hemsl. |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 77 (1880) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4000m |
| Description | leaves dense, flatly triquetrous, patent, margins scabrous, scapes simple, shorter than leaves, flowers in spicate head, spikelets 8-12, 2-4-flowered, calyx infundibuliform |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |