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Acantholimon
Acantholimon glumaceum.jpg
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Acantholimon
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Species
See text.


Acantholimon (Prickly thrift) is a genus of small flowering plants within the plumbago or leadwort family, Plumbaginaceae. They are native to central Asia, but also cultivated elsewhere in rock gardens.

Species

Species of Armeria include:

  • Acantholimon albertii
  • Acantholimon avenaceum
  • Acantholimon glumaceum
  • Acantholimon venustum