Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon petraeum Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Bunge sect. Staticopsis |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(2): 28 (1872) |
Native Range | n. & ne. Iraq to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-1800m |
Description | glaucous, leaves short, lanceolate-linear, flat, apex triangular, acerose, scapes thin, spikelets 3-4, very remote, bracts glabrous, oblong-lanceolate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Armeriastrum petraeum (Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |