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Acantholimon koeycegizicum

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Acantholimon koeycegizicum
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A. koeycegizicum
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Acantholimon koeycegizicum

Acantholimon koeycegizicum, 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. It 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.

References

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