Biology:Acantholimon libanoticum

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Plumbaginaceae

Acantholimon libanoticum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Acantholimon
Species:
A. libanoticum
Binomial name
Acantholimon libanoticum
Boiss.
Synonyms[1]
  • Armeriastrum libanoticum Kuntze
  • Acantholimon caryophyllaceum var. brachystachium Boiss.

Acantholimon libanoticum[2] (Lebanese prickly thrift, غملول لبناني) is a plant in the family Plumbaginaceae[3] first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier.[2] It is native to Western Asia from Turkey to Syria and Lebanon.[4]

Description

Acantholimon libanoticum is evergreen. The simple leaves are alternate. They are acicular with entire margins. It flowers from July to August.[5][6]

References

  1. "Acantholimon libanoticum Boiss.". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000513390. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Roskov Y.; Kunze T. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". in Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/15303335. 
  3. "Acantholimon libanoticum Boiss.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:686047-1. 
  4. Domina, G (2006). "Acantholimon libanoticum". The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Acantholimon%20libanoticum&PTRefFk=7500000. Retrieved 28 December 2015. 
  5. Zander, Robert; Erhardt, Walter (2008) (in German). Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 1. Ulmer. ISBN 9783800154067. https://books.google.com/books?id=65fUcQAACAAJ. 
  6. Brickell, Christopher (2003). RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. 2 (3rd ed.). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780751337389. https://books.google.com/books?id=VLq7oAEACAAJ. 

Wikidata ☰ Q12229663 entry