Acantholimon koeycegizicum, is a species of plant belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.
| Acantholimon koeycegizicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Acantholimon |
| Species: | A. koeycegizicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Acantholimon koeycegizicum | |
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
edit- Musa Doğan & Galip Akaydın (2003). "Two new species in Acantholimon sect. Staticopsis (Plumbaginaceae) from Turkey" (PDF). Annales Botanici Fennici. 40: 53–58.
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