Acantholimon goeksunicum

Acantholimon goeksunicum is a species of plant belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae. It is only found on calcareous steppes in southeastern Anatolia (Turkey).

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

This is a very small, low shrublet with scapes of up to 8 cm bearing two-branched spikes of pink flowers in July.

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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