Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon borodinii Krasn. sect. Glumaria |
Bibliography | List. Pl. Coll. E. Thian Shan: 128 (1886) |
Native Range | Central Asia to w. Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 2100-2900m |
Description | leaves pale glaucous, acicular to linear, 5-7mm, rigid, glabrous, inflorescence unbranched, spike to 15mm, spikelets 2-flowered, tube of corolla white, veinlets dark purple |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |