Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon pterostegium Bunge sect. Pterostegia |
Synonyms | Armeriastrum pterostegium (Bunge) Kuntze |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1800m |
Description | erinaceous, glaucous, leaves rigid, acerose, adaxially flat, abaxially obtusely carinate, on margins scabrous, heads minute, 2-3, terminal, sessile, spikelets 2-3-flowered |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, rose |
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 ) 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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