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Acantholimon tenuiflorum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon tenuiflorum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 78 (1846)
Native Rangee. Transcaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglaucous, leaves linear, acerose, subulate-triquetrous, spikes 2-5 producing panicle, spikelets 3-12, remote, rachis erect, glabrous, calyx sparsely hirsute
Size9-15cm
Colorwhite
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
SynonymsAcantholimon echinus (L.) Boiss.
Armeriastrum echinus (L.) Kuntze
Armeriastrum tenuiflorum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Limonium echinus Chaz.
Statice echinus L.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
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