| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon heratense Bunge sect. Tragacanthina |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(2): 55 (1872) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glaucous, spring leaves flat, scabrous, caducous, summer leaves spinose, subulate, triquetrous, spikelets in long, lax, flexuose spike, bracts pale green, calyx glabrous |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Armeriastrum heratense (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |