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Acantholimon tragacanthinum (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon tragacanthinum (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 81 (1846)
Native Rangenw. Iran to ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglaucous, spring leaves subcarnose, curvate, triquetrous, scabrous, summer leaves spinose, adaxially flat, abaxially convex, spikelets 5-10 in shortly pedicellate, lax spike
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsArmeriastrum tragacanthinum (Jaub. & Spach) Kuntze
Statice tragacanthina Jaub. & Spach
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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