| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Acantholimon lycopodioides (Girard) Boiss. sect. Glumaria |
| Synonyms | Statice lycopodioides Girard |
| Acantholimon tibeticum Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke | |
| Armeriastrum lycopodioides (Girard) Kuntze | |
| Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1500-4500m |
| Description | leaves glaucous, linear, 15-30mm, rigid, glabrous, shortly spinose, inflorescence unbranched, 3-4cm, densely pubescent, spikelets 5-8, 2-3-flowered, calyx infundibuliform |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, pinkish |
| 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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