Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon setiferum Bunge |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(2): 68 (1872) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves glaucous, densely punctate, summer leaves carnose, 1-2cm, linear, rounded, margins densely papilose, scapes glabrous, simple, spike lax, spikelets 5-15cm, 1-flowered |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
Synonyms | Armeriastrum setiferum (Bunge) Kuntze Cephalorhizum setiferum (Bunge) Popov & Korovin Chaetolimon setiferum (Bunge) Lincz |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |