Acantholimon köycegizicum

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Acantholimon köycegizicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Plumbaginaceae Genus: Acantholimon Species: A. köycegizicum
Binomial name
Acantholimon köycegizicum Doğan & Akaydın, 2003

Acantholimon köycegizicum is a species of plant belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae. It is only found in coastal regions of southwestern Anatolia (Turkey), often associated with forests of Turkish Pine.

This is a robust, rather spiny shrublet which produces dense spikes of pink flowers borne on long (up to 30 cm) scapes. Flowering occurs in July and August.

[edit] References

• Musa Doğan & Galip Akaydın (2003). Two new species in Acantholimon sect. Staticopsis (Plumbaginaceae) from Turkey. Annales Botanici Fennici 40: 53–58.