Acantholimon

Acantholimon
Acantholimon glumaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus:
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.

Form

The evergreen subshrubs are generally cushion to mat-forming, with densely tufted shoots bearing mostly awl (long, pointed spike) to needle or grass-like, prickle to spine-tipped hard-textured leaves. They have shortish, simple or branched flower stems which can be loose or dense. The summer-borne flowers are composed of a funnel-shaped calyx, usually with a flared membranous margin, and five spreading petals.[2]

Species

Acantholimon sp.
Main article: List of Acantholimon species

321 species are currently accepted.[1] Selected species of Acantholimon include:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Acantholimon Boiss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Iris willmottiana". encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net. 2001. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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