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Acantholimon assyriacum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon assyriacum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 81 (1846)
Native RangeSyria to e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglaucous, leaves broad, flatly carinate, acerose, floral scapes short, spikes simple, lax, secund, bracts triangular, acuminate, calyx sparsely hirsute
Size8-12cm
Colorrose
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
SynonymsAcantholimon venustum var. assyriacum (Boiss.) Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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