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Acantholimon tomentellum Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon tomentellum Boiss. sect. Tragacanthina
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 72 (1846)
Native Rangesw. Iran (Fars)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionglaucous, viscid tomentose, spring leaves short, lanceolate, scabrous, summer leaves rigid, spinose, adaxially flat, abaxially convex, spikelets 1-flowered in compact spike
Size10-15cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, 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
SynonymsArmeriastrum tomentellum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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