Clone selected for its dwarf and extremely spiny character, whose precise horticultural origin remains poorly documented. Its descriptive name, used informally in specialized collections, summarizes in itself the essence of what distinguishes it: a maximal reduction of all dimensions, associated with particularly sharp foliage.
It forms a very tight, low, and rigorously hemispherical cushion, composed of numerous star-shaped rosettes with short, stiff, and prickly leaves of dark green, with dead russet leaves remaining visible at the base of each rosette. Each rosette, seen from above, forms a perfect star with sharp points, and the entire cushion resembles certain Acantholimon more than most other forms of the species. At flowering time, small capitula of a delicate pale pink, almost white pink, appear almost without stems, placed directly on the cushion, covering it with a scattering of tiny flowers of great refinement.
In its natural habitat, the flowering of the type species extends from April to June depending on the altitude. In cultivation, this clone blooms in April-May.
Its very slow growth and miniature size make it a choice subject for cultivation in an alpine trough or rock garden crevice, where the architecture of the cushion and the discreet pinkness of its flowering together compose a tableau of great botanical precision.