Acantholimon goeksunicum
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Acantholimon goeksunicum
| Acantholimon göksunicum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Acantholimon |
| Species: | A. göksunicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acantholimon göksunicum Doğan & Akaydın |
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Acantholimon göksunicum is a species of plant belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae. It is only found on calcareous steppes in southeastern Anatolia (Turkey).
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". Annales Botanici Fennici 40: 53–58. http://www.sekj.org/PDF/anb40-free/anb40-053.pdf.
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