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Atraphaxis karataviensis Lipsch. & Pavlov  
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesAtraphaxis karataviensis Lipsch. & Pavlov 
BibliographyIzv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 733 (1932)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionleaves crowded at apex of branchlets, oval, petiolate, retuse, carnose, flat, glabrous, flowers in fascicles of 1-3 in axils of leaves, long pedicellate
Size7-25cm
Colorpink
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring
SynonymsAtraphaxis pulcherrima Vassilcz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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