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Acantholimon balchanicum Korovin sect. Tragacanthina 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon balchanicum Korovin sect. Tragacanthina
BibliographyTrudy Turkestansk. Nauchn. Obshch. 1: 79 (1923)
Native Ranges. Turkmenistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude300-1000m
Descriptionsummer leaves glaucous, applanate-terete, very rigid, 1-3cm, acerose, glabrous, margins smooth, scapes glabrous, spikes 2-3cm, spikelets 5-10, remote, 1-flowered, calyx white
Size3-5cm
Colorbright pink
Bloomspring
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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