Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon puberulum Boiss. & Balansa sect. Staticopsis |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2. 4: 62 (1859) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus to c. & s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 800-3400m |
Description | pale green, leaves narrowly linear, 18-24mm long, usually pubescent, floral spikes densely branched, calyx white, venation hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
Synonyms | Acantholimon echinus var. puberulum Boiss. Acantholimon puberulum var. glabrum Armeriastrum puberulum (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |