Acantholimon venustum Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 80 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Iran and W. Syria. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Iraq 5(2): 1-349. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Iraq

  • Boiss., Diagn. Ser. 1, 7: 80 (1846);
  • Bokhari & Edmondson in Fl. Turk. 7: 485 (1982).
  • Rech. f. & Schiman-Czeika in Fl. Iranica 108: 104 (1974).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Bourgeau, E. [295] Armenia K000704376 Unknown Type Material Yes
Furse; Synge [909] Türkiye K005023717 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [1585] Iran K005023723 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [297.247] Türkiye K000704379 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [945] Türkiye K005023712 Yes
Aldasoro, J.; Aedo, C.; Muñoz, F.; Aizpuru, I.; Güemes, J.; Rico, E.; Valcarcel, V. [2724] Türkiye K005023706 Yes
Balansa, B. [945] Türkiye K005023711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000704385 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, T. [414] Türkiye K005023702 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] K005023722 Yes
Brown, E.S. [625] Türkiye K005023708 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [295] Armenia K000704382 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [414] Türkiye K000704384 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C [D30901] Türkiye K005023707 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [249] Türkiye K005023704 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2783] Türkiye K005023710 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [313] K000704377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis [21870] Türkiye K005023715 Yes
Davis; Dodds; Cetik [19178] Türkiye K005023714 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [2543] Iran K005023724 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005023720 Yes
Kotschy, T. [414] Türkiye K005023705 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [414] Türkiye K000704381 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C [D31907] Türkiye K005023709 Yes
Davis [46204] Türkiye K005023703 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [1230] Türkiye K005023716 Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [853] Türkiye K005023713 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [313] Türkiye K000704378 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, E.S. [526] Türkiye K005023701 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [414] Türkiye K000704383 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B1389] Türkiye K005023719 Yes
Dr E. Wiedemann [s.n.] K000704380 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sintenis, P. [890] Türkiye K005023718 Yes
Balls, E.K. [98] Iran K005023725 Yes
Pichler, T. [566] K005023721 Yes

Sources

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    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0