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Acantholimon faustii Trautv.  
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon faustii Trautv. 
BibliographyTrudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 2: 482 (1873)
Native Rangen. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptiongreen, leaves linear-subulate, triquetrous, at base ciliate, scape thin, spikelets 2-3, 1-flowered in subcapitate spike, bracts glabrous, calyx minutely hirsute
Size3-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny 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
SynonymsAcantholimon bodeanum var. faustii (Trautv.) Mobayen
Armeriastrum faustii (Trautv.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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