| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon karelinii (Stschegl.) Bunge sect. Tragacanthina |
| Synonyms | Statice karelinii Stschegl. |
| Acantholimon szovitzii Boiss. & Buhse | |
| Armeriastrum karelinii (Stschegl.) Kuntze | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 600-900m |
| Description | summer leaves glaucous, applanate-terete, rigid, 2-4cm, acerose, glabrous, margins smooth, scapes ramose, glabrous, spikes 3-10cm, spikelets 8-15, remote, 1-flowered |
| Size | 9-12cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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