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Acantholimon hedinii (Acantholimon hedinii)

Description

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 in South America, but also cultivated elsewhere in rock gardens. Acantholimon hedinii is a cultivation plant species described by Carl Hansen Ostenfeld . Acantholimone hedinii is part of the genus Acantholimon and the family of tribe plants. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Plumbaginaceae

              • Genus: Acantholimon