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Atraphaxis billardierei Jaub. & Spach  
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesAtraphaxis billardierei Jaub. & Spach 
BibliographyIll. Pl. Orient. 2: 14 (1844)
Native Rangec. Greece to w. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1300-2600m
Descriptionleaves bright green, elliptic-oblong to ovate, reticulate, perianth pentamerous
Size20-50cm
Colorpink
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring
SynonymsAtraphaxis graeca Meisn.
Atraphaxis variabilis Jaub. & Spach.
Tragopyrum billardierii (Jaub. & Spach) Endl.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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