| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon balchanicum Korovin sect. Tragacanthina |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-1000m |
| Description | summer leaves glaucous, applanate-terete, very rigid, 1-3cm, acerose, glabrous, margins smooth, scapes glabrous, spikes 2-3cm, spikelets 5-10, remote, 1-flowered, calyx white |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| 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
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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