Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Acanthophyllum sordidum Bunge ex Boiss. |
Synonyms | Acanthophyllum glaucum Bunge ex Boiss. |
Acanthophyllum spinidens Freyn | |
Acanthophyllum viscidum Freyn | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets subglabrous, leaves 1-2cm, subulate-aristate, pubescent, patent, sessile, tipped with brown spine, flowers in compact, terminal, sessile corymb |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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