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Acantholimon cleistocalyx Hand.-Mazz.  
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon cleistocalyx Hand.-Mazz. 
BibliographyVerh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 72: 33 (1822)
Native RangeIran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves broadly vaginate, rigid, subcylindrical, acerose, on margins scabrous, scapes short, erect fragile, green, ramose, spikelets 3-4, remote, 1-flowered, corolla large
Size6-10cm
Colorrich pink
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
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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