''Acantholimon gabrieljaniae'', or Gabrielyan's prickly thrift, is a species of
leadwort that is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. It is found only in the
Sevan floristic region, and is only known from its
type specimen
In biology, a type is a particular wikt:en:specimen, specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an example that serves to ancho ...
. It may be related or synonymous to ''
A. bracteatum''. It grows on limestone slopes at elevations around 2,000 m. It is threatened by nomadic livestock farming, which can degrade and destroy its habitat. The type specimen was found in the
Sevan National Park, and so is afforded some protection.
References
gabrieljaniae
Endemic flora of Armenia
Species known from a single specimen
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