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Acanthophyllum crassifolium Boiss.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesAcanthophyllum crassifolium Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 42 (1843)
Native RangeIran to Syria
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionpubescent, leaves erect, shortly lanceolate, fasciculate, flowers in dense, terminal heads, calyx sericeous-hirsute, lobes triangular, mucronate, petals narrowly linear
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAcanthophyllum kurdicum Boiss. & Hausskn.
Gypsophila antilibanotica Post
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria)
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