Acanthophyllum
Sign in to saveAcanthophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
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- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
Native toAfghanistan, Assam, East Himalaya, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan
General: Acanthophyllum is an Irano-Turanian genus with about 60
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Acanthophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae with about 75 species, spread in the Irano-Turanian area.
==Description== Small, shrubby perennial plants with spiny leaves. Flowers white or pink, sessile in solitary or globose heads. Spiny bracts. Calyx cylindrical, with 5 teeth. Petals 5, entire or retuse. Stamens 20. Capsule ovoid, irregularly dehiscent from base. Reniform seeds.
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