Acantholimon koeycegizicum

Acantholimon koeycegizicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Plumbaginaceae
Genus:Acantholimon
Species: A. koeycegizicum
Binomial name
Acantholimon koeycegizicum
Doğan & Akaydın

Acantholimon koeycegizicum, is a species of plant belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.

It is only found in coastal regions of southwestern Anatolia (Turkey), often associated with forests of Turkish Pine. It is a robust, rather spiny shrublet which produces dense spikes of pink flowers borne on long (up to 30 cm) scapes. Flowering occurs in July and August.

References

  • Musa Doğan & Galip Akaydın (2003). "Two new species in Acantholimon sect. Staticopsis (Plumbaginaceae) from Turkey" (PDF). Annales Botanici Fennici. 40: 53–58.


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