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Acantholimon nikitinii Lincz.  
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon nikitinii Lincz. 
BibliographyFl. URSS 18: 742 (1952)
Native Ranges. Turkmenistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1000-1200m
Descriptionsummer leaves glaucous, applanate-terete, very rigid, 1-3cm, acerose, glabrous, margins scabrous-ciliate, scapes ramose, glabrous, spikes ca. 2cm, spikelets 2-5, remote, 1-flowered
Size5-10cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring, early summer
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
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