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Acantholimon compactum Korovin sect. Glumaria 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon compactum Korovin sect. Glumaria
BibliographyTrudy Turkestansk. Nauchn. Obshch. 1: 83 (1923)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1500-2000m
Descriptionleaves 10-15mm, at apex attenuate, with short, hard tip, glabrous, finely scabrous-ciliate, scape densely pubescent, flowers in 2-3-flowered spikelets, producing sparse spike
Size15-20cm
Colorrose
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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