| Acantholimon acmostegium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Acantholimon |
| Species: | A. acmostegium |
| Binomial name | |
| Acantholimon acmostegium | |
Acantholimon acmostegium is a species of Plumbaginaceae that occurs in Iran. [1] The species was described by Pierre Edmond Boissier and Friedrich Alexander Buhse in 1860. [2] [3]
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