| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon armenum Boiss. & A.Huet sect. Staticopsis |
| Synonyms | Acantholimon baltanense Boiss. & Hausskn. |
| Acantholimon caryophyllaceum Hausskn. ex Bunge | |
| Armeriastrum armenum (Boiss. & A.Huet) Kuntze | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-2700m |
| Description | bluish gray to glaucous, leaves narrowly lanceolate, 2-4cm long, floral spikes loosely ramose, main axis subflexuose, calyx white, bright purple striate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pinkish white |
| 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 (Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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