Acanthophyllum pungens Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Acanthophyllum

Characteristics

Plants 15--35 cm tall. Main root stout. Stems globose caespitose, basally branched, tomentulose. Leaves horizontal or reflexed, subulate-needlelike, 2--4 cm × 1--1.5 mm, sparsely tomentulose; leaf axils with dwarf, spinose, sterile shoots. Corymb or capitulum terminal, 2--5 cm in diam. Pedicel very short; bracts leaflike, usually reflexed distally, hairy. Calyx sometimes red, tubular, 6--7 × 1--1.5 mm, white hirsute, 5-veined; calyx teeth broadly triangular, ca. 1 mm, margin membranous proximally, ciliate, apex subulate-spinose. Petals red or reddish, elliptic-oblanceolate, ca. 1.2 cm × 1.5 mm; claw glabrous; limb apex obtuse-rounded. Stamens exserted, ca. 1.4 cm. Ovules 4. Style exserted. Capsule not seen. Fl. Jun--Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.35
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Acanthophyllum pungens world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:150268-1
WFO ID wfo-0000513704
COL ID 8ZCD
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Synonyms

Acanthophyllum ruptile Acanthophyllum pungens Saponaria pungens Acanthophyllum brevicalycale