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Acantholimon ulicinum (Willd. ex Schult.) Boiss. sect. Staticopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon ulicinum (Willd. ex Schult.) Boiss. sect. Staticopsis
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 627 (1848)
Native RangeLebanon to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves pale green, glabrous, subviscid, the lower short, approximate, the other shortly acute, triangular, scapes as long as leaves, spike compact, fasciculate, spikelets 3-5
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite, rose
Bloomlate spring, summer
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
SynonymsAcantholimon echinus Boiss.
Acantholimon echinus f. disticha Mobayen
Acantholimon echinus var. glaberrimum Mobayen
Acantholimon histrix (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss.
Acantholimon libanoticum var. ulicinum (Willd. ex Schult.) Boiss.
Armeriastrum ulicinum (Willd. ex Schult.) Kuntze
Statice histrix Jaub. & Spach
Statice ulicina Willd. ex Schult.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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