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Acantholimon subulatum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon subulatum Boiss. sect. Staticopsis
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 629 (1848)
Native RangeAfghanistan to w. Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptiondensely erinaceous, green, glabrous, leaves subulate-triquetrous, thinly and long acerose, spikelets 5-9 in narrow compact, sessile spike, bracts triangular-ovate
Size9-12cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
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 leptostachyum Aitch. & Hemsl.
Acantholimon nuristanicum Kitam.
Armeriastrum subulatum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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