| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon truncatum Bunge sect. Tragacanthina |
| Synonyms | Armeriastrum truncatum (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
| Description | glaucous, spring leaves carnose, short, flat, scabrous, summer leaves long spinose, triquetrous, verrucose, spikelets in oblong, lax, fragile spike, calyx glabrous |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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