| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon bracteatum (Girard) Boiss. sect. Armeriopsis |
| Synonyms | Statice bracteata Girard |
| Acantholimon splendidum Bunge | |
| Armeriastrum bracteatum (Girard) Kuntze | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1700-3100m |
| Description | glaucous, leaves acerose, the lower short, flat, the other long, narrow, margins scabrous, scapes squamous, spikelets 3-flowered, crowded in capitate spike, bracts orbiculate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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