| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon brachystachyum Boiss. ex Bunge sect. Staticopsis |
| Synonyms | Acantholimon kurdicum Bunge |
| Armeriastrum brachystachium (Boiss. ex Bunge) Kuntze | |
| Armeriastrum kurdicum (Bunge) Kuntze | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-3600m |
| Description | glaucous, erinaceous, leaves subulate, acerose, at base broadly membranous, scapes glabrous, spikes 1-2, short, spikes 3-7, rachis erect, scabrous, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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