Acantholimon libanoticum
Acantholimon libanoticum[1] (Lebanese prickly thrift, غملول لبناني) is a plant in the family Plumbaginaceae first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier.[1] It is native to Western Asia from Turkey to Syria and Lebanon.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Acantholimon |
| Species: | A. libanoticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acantholimon libanoticum Boiss. | |
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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
- 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. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "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 (3rd ed.). Dorling Kindersley.
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