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Acantholimon araxanum Bunge sect. Staticopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon araxanum Bunge sect. Staticopsis
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 18(7): 33 (1872)
Native Rangenw. Iran to e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude800-1500m
Descriptionglaucous, leaves long, linear-triquetrous, long acerose, scapes glabrous, spikelets 7-10 in lax spike, rachis flexuous, glabrous, calyx hirsute, lobes purple striate
Size15-20cm
Colorpink
Bloomearly summer
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
SynonymsArmeriastrum araxanum (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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