| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon araxanum Bunge sect. Staticopsis |
| Synonyms | Armeriastrum araxanum (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-1500m |
| Description | glaucous, leaves long, linear-triquetrous, long acerose, scapes glabrous, spikelets 7-10 in lax spike, rachis flexuous, glabrous, calyx hirsute, lobes purple striate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | early 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 , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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