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Acantholimon latifolium Boiss. sect. Armeriopsis 
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAcantholimon latifolium Boiss. sect. Armeriopsis
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 61 (1859)
Native Rangenw. Iran to se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglaucous, leaves in dense rosettes, patent, flat, short, broadly linear, acerose, margins white, scabrous, flowers in terminal ovate-oblong spike, flowers large
Size10-25cm
Colorred
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 latifolium (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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