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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Acantholimon |
| Species: | A. libanoticum
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Description
editAcantholimon libanoticum is evergreen. The simple leaves are alternate. They are acicular with entire margins. It flowers from July to August.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Acantholimon libanoticum Boiss". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Acantholimon libanoticum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ 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). Vol. 1. Ulmer. ISBN 9783800154067.
- ^ Brickell, Christopher (2003). RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780751337389.