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Acantholimon distachyum Boiss. sect. Glumaria 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon distachyum Boiss. sect. Glumaria
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 623 (1848)
Native RangeAfghanistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionerinaceous, glaucous, leaves rigid, long acerose, flatly triquetrous, flowers in dense head, spikelets 2-3-flowered, bracts oblong with white margins
Size5-10cm
Colorbrownish white
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
SynonymsArmeriastrum distachyum (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
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