| Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Genus species | Pterocephalus kurdicus Vatke |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 38: 734 (1874) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-2200m |
| Description | rootstock woody, basal leaves 35-60mm long, long petiolate, oblong, sometimes lyrate, crenate or dentate, strigose, stem leaves linear, floral heads ca. 25mm across |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Pterocephalus putkianus Boiss. & Kotschy |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |