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Acantholimon iconicum (Boiss.) Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon iconicum (Boiss.) Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 4(2): 839 (1879)
Native Rangen. & c. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionspinose, glaucous, leaves short, linear-lanceolate, curvate, triquetrous, scapes short, tipped with spike, bracts with wide white margin, carinate, sharp
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite
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
SynonymsAcantholimon kotschyi var. iconicum Boiss.
Armeriastrum iconicum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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