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Acantholimon libanoticum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon libanoticum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 630 (1848)
Native RangeLebanon to Anti-Lebanon, s. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1700-2300m
Descriptionglaucous, densely erinaceous, leaves rigid, triquetrous, acerose, margins scabrous, scape shorter than leaves, spikes short, lax, spikelets 4-7, bracts carinate, pungent
Size5-10cm
Colorbright pink, white
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
SynonymsAcanthophyllum caryophyllaceum var. brachystachium Boiss.
Armeriastrum libanoticum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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