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Acanthophyllum glandulosum Bunge ex Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesAcanthophyllum glandulosum Bunge ex Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 1: 565 (1867)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiongreen, glandular viscid, densely erinaceous, leaves erect, subulate, adaxially flat, flowers in shortly pedunculated, dense spherical clusters, petals oblong-spathulate, obtuse
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAcanthophyllum chloroleucum Rech.f. & Aellen
Acanthophyllum crassinodum Yukhan. & J.R.Edm.
Acanthophyllum fontanesii Boiss. & Buhse
Acanthophyllum fontanesii f. alpinum Bornm.
Acanthophyllum fontanesii var. glandulosum (Bunge ex Boiss.) Bornm.
Acanthophyllum glandulosum var. roseum Bornm. ex Freyn
Acanthophyllum glandulosum var. tomentellum Freyn
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
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