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Acantholimon longilforum Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon longilforum Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 62 (1859)
Native Rangee. Iran to w. Pakistan
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1000-2000m
Descriptionsummer leaves glaucous, linear-subulate, glabrous, scapes thin, ramose, fragile, inflorescence paniculate, spikelets remote, always 1-flowered
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C
half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator
SynonymsArmeriastrum longiflorum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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