| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Anabasis elatior (C.A.Mey.) Schischk. |
| Synonyms | Brachylepis elatior C.A.Mey. |
| Anabasis intermedia Moq. | |
| Anabasis subulifolia C.A.Mey. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets silvery grey, leaves clavate, 3-5mm, patent, obtuse or acute, bracts orbiculate, obtuse, margins membranous, perianth subspherical, 15mm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | AMARANTHACEAE
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