Acantholimon libanoticum
| Acantholimon libanoticum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Acantholimon |
| Species: | A. libanoticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acantholimon libanoticum Boiss. | |
| Synonyms | |
Acantholimon libanoticum[1] (Lebanese prickly thrift, غملول لبناني) is a plant in the plumbaginaceae family first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier.[1] It is native to Western Asia from Turkey to Syria and Lebanon.[2]
Description
Acantholimon libanoticum is evergreen. The simple leaves are alternate. They are acicular with entire margins. It flowers from July to August.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ Domina, G (2006). "Acantholimon libanoticum". The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ Zander, Robert; Erhardt, Walter (2008). Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen (in German). 1. Ulmer. ISBN 9783800154067.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher (2003). RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. 2 (3 ed.). Dorling Kindersley.
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