Acanthophyllum laxiflorumBoiss.
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Description:Compact caespitose, cushion-like plants, 5-8 cm high, with thick, knotted, branched, woody stocks, covered with remains of old leaves
Habitat:Common in the western areas of Pakistan from 1520-1830 m. During the flowering season the dense hummocks are covered with a mass of flowers. The plant grows compactly in the Kurram Agency, but at higher altitudes it forms laxer cushions (Aitchison, op. ci
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | NA | NA |
| AFG |
| PAK |
| AFG-OO |
| PAK-OO |
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