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Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesOriganum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw. 
BibliographyLeiden Bot. Ser. 4: 62 (1980)
Native Rangen. Iraq to ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1000-3000m
Descriptionleaves subsessile, ovate, 5-30mm, obtuse, glaucous, bracts suborbiculate to elliptic, yellow-green, whorls 2-12-flowered, flowers 10-16mm long
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite, pinkish
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
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 spring
SynonymsAmaracus haussknechtii var. acutidens Hand.-Mazz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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