| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon cleistocalyx Hand.-Mazz. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves broadly vaginate, rigid, subcylindrical, acerose, on margins scabrous, scapes short, erect fragile, green, ramose, spikelets 3-4, remote, 1-flowered, corolla large |
| Size | 6-10cm |
| Color | rich 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
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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