Acanthophyllum acerosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Acanthophyllum
Species: Acanthophyllum acerosum

Name

Acanthophyllum acerosum Sosn., Vĕstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 11: 7 (1915).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthophyllum confertiflorum Rech.f., Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 98: 11 (1961).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Basiri Esfahani, S.H., Bidi, B., Assadi, M. & Rahimi Nejad, M.R. 2011. A taxonomic study of Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. (Caryophyllaceae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 17: 24-39. Reference page. 
• Ghazanfar, S.A. & Edmondson, J.R. (eds.) 2016. Flora of Iraq. Volume Five, Part One. Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae. 284 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad. ISBN 978-1-84246-594-3 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthophyllum acerosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acanthophyllum acerosum. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthophyllum acerosum. Accessed: Dec 30 2025. Reference page.