Acantholimon tataricum

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Acantholimon tataricum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Acantholimon
Species:
A. tataricum
Binomial name
Acantholimon tataricum

Acantholimon tataricum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. [1] The native range of this species is in Xinjiang and the Western Himalayas and it was discovered by Boiss. [2]

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References

  1. "Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)". Earth.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. "Acantholimon tataricum". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 February 2022.