Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Acanthophyllum korshinskyi Schischk. |
Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Muz. 24: 39 (1932) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to nw. Afghanistan and ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves subulate-acerose, glandular hirsute, adaxially flat, inflorescence terminal, densely corymbose, 3-5cm broad, calyx cylindrical, 7-8mm long, corolla lobes oblong, acute |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acanthophyllum khorasanicum Rech.f. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |