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Acantholimon fasciculare Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon fasciculare Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 626 (1848)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptiongreen, glabrous, erinaceous, spring leaves short, flattened, scabrous, revolute, summer leaves subulate, spinose, spikelets 3-5, 2-flowered, in sessile, short, dense spikes
Size5-8cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C
half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator
SynonymsAcantholimon parsanum Mobayen
Acantholimon tragacanthium Griff. ex Bunge
Armeriastrum fasciculare (Boiss.) Kuntze
Armeriastrum tragacanthium (Griff. ex Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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