Acantholimon
''Acantholimon'' (prickly thrift) 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. Form The evergreen subshrubs are generally cushion to mat-forming, with densely tufted shoots bearing mostly awl (long, pointed spike) to needle or grass-like, prickle to spine-tipped hard-textured leaves. They have shortish, simple or branched flower stems which can be loose or dense. The summer-borne flowers are composed of a funnel-shaped calyx, usually with a flared membranous margin, and five spreading petals. Species 321 species are currently accepted. Selected species of ''Acantholimon'' include: *'' Acantholimon acanthobryum'' *'' Acantholimon acerosum'' *'' Acantholimon acmostegium'' *'' Acantholimon afanassievii'' *'' Acantholimon alberti'' *'' Acantholimon anatolicum'' *'' Acantholimon armenum'' *'' Acantholimon artosense'' *'' Acan ...
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