Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon alatavicum Bunge sect. Staticopsis |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(7): 40 (1872) |
Native Range | Central Asia to w. Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-3000m |
Description | leaves glaucous, acicular, pungent, 25-40mm, rigid, inflorescence simple, floral spikes ca. 2cm long, spikelets single flowered, corola tube white, purple veined |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
Synonyms | Acantholimon hohenackeri var. subsessile Trautv. Armeriastrum subsessile (Trautv.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |