Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family.
Acantholimon is a genus of small flowering plants within the plumbago or leadwort family, Plumbaginaceae. They are distributed from southeastern Europe to central Asia, and also cultivated elsewhere in rock gardens.
Acantholimon libanoticum(Lebanese prickly thrift, غملول لبناني) is a plant in the family Plumbaginaceae first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier. It is native to Western Asia from Turkey to Syria and Lebanon.
Acantholimon ulicinum, also known as the prickly thief, is a species of broadleaf evergreen plants in the family Plumbaginaceae. Acantholimon ulicinum is around 10 cm (4 in) tall and has a spread of 30 cm (1 ft). The species is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean region where it grows in dry soil. From June to July is when Acantholimon ulicinum blooms, with pale pink flowers. It has crowded, rigid, hard-textured, spiny-tipped, linear and needle-like leaves, and five-petaled pink flowers in short-stalked inflorescences.
Acantholimon trojanum, also known as prickly thrift, is a species of perennial plant. It is native to Turkey and can survive in hardiness zones 5a to 9b. The species typically reaches a height of around 1.2 meters (4 ft). Acantholimon trojanum grows in rocky soil and has a foliage colour of green and blue with flowers being pink, and blooms in the summer. The leaves are food items for deer and rabbit species.
Acantholimon afanassievii is a species of flowering plant in the Plumbaginaceae family. The native range of this species is in Central Asia and it was discovered by Lincz.
Acantholimon tataricum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is in Xinjiang and the Western Himalayas and it was discovered by Boiss.
Acantholimon schemachense is a species of flowering plant in the Plumbaginaceae family. The native range of this species is in the North Caucasus and the Transcaucasus, and it was described by Gross in 1931.
Acantholimon aegaeum is a species of flowering plant in the Plumbaginaceae family. It is a subshrub native to the East Aegean Islands. It was first described by Fred W. Meyer in 1987.
Acantholimon agropyroideum is a species of flowering plant in the Plumbaginaceae family. The native range of this species is Syria and Lebanon and was discovered by Mobayen.
Acantholimon ahangarense is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is Afghanistan (Ghorat) and was described by Rech.f. & Schiman-Czeika.
Acantholimon akaydinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is Turkey and was discovered by Özüdoğru.
Acantholimon alaicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is Central Asia, more specifically Kyrgyzstan and was described by Czerniak.
Acantholimon alatavicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is from Central Asia to West Xinjiang and was described by Bunge.
Acantholimon alavae is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is Iran and was described by Rech.f. & Schiman-Czeika.
Acantholimon albanicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is South East Albania. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome and was described by O.Schwarz & F.Mey.
Acantholimon alberti is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is Central Asia, it is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome and was described by Regel.
Acantholimon albocalycinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is Iran (Kerman). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome and was described by Assadi & Mirtadz.
Acantholimon vvedenskyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. The native range of this species is from Central Asia (Uzbekistan). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome and was described by Lincz.
