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Acantholimon petraeum Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Bunge sect. Staticopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon petraeum Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Bunge sect. Staticopsis
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(2): 28 (1872)
Native Rangen. & ne. Iraq to e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude900-1800m
Descriptionglaucous, leaves short, lanceolate-linear, flat, apex triangular, acerose, scapes thin, spikelets 3-4, very remote, bracts glabrous, oblong-lanceolate
Size5-10cm
Colorpale rose
Bloomlate spring
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
SynonymsArmeriastrum petraeum (Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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