Acantholimon

Acantholimon
Acantholimon glumaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Acantholimon
Boiss. (1846), nom. cons.
Species[1]

321; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Armeriastrum Lindl. (1847)
  • Chaetolimon (Bunge) Lincz. (1938 publ. 1940)
  • Chomutowia B.Fedtsch. (1922)
  • Ghaznianthus Linchevskii (1979)
  • Gladiolimon Mobayen (1964)
  • Vassilczenkoa Lincz. (1979)

Acantholimon (prickly thrift) is a genus of small flowering plants within the plumbago or leadwort family, Plumbaginaceae. They are distributed from southeastern Europe to central Asia,[1] and also cultivated elsewhere in rock gardens.

  1. ^ a b c Acantholimon Boiss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.