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Acantholimon acerosum

(Willd.) Boiss

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(c) Ibrahim Hirory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Ibrahim Hirory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) Ibrahim Hirory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acantholimon acerosum is a species of plant in the Plumbaginaceae family that is native from Turkey to Northwest Iran. The species are evergreen and sprout flowers June. Acantholimon acerosum grows in light well drained soil that is gritty and limey.

Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Turkey, Türkiye,

Synonyms

Armerisatrum acerosum KuntzeStatica acerosa Willd.and others

Also Known As

Pisikgeveni argeveni

References (1)

  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement

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