Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon caesareum Boiss. & Balansa sect. Staticopsis |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2. 4: 66 (1859) |
Native Range | c. & n. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1100-2300m |
Description | leaves linear, 15-22mm, glaucous, pubescent to glabrous, scape 2-3x longer than leaves, spikes with 1-2 branches, spikelets 6-15, 12-14mm long, calyx white |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink |
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 caesareum var. elongatum Mobayen Armeriastrum caesareum (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |