''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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.

Taxonomy

The genus was described by

Carl Anton von Meyer Carl Anton von Meyer (in Russian: Карл Анто́нович фон Ме́йер, ''Karl Antonovich von Meyer'') (1 April 1795 – 24 February 1855) was a German, Russified botanist and explorer. Meyer was born in Vitebsk. He received his educa ...

and published in ''Verzeichness der Pflanzen des Caspischen Meeres'' 210, 1831. The type species is '' Acanthophyllum mucronatum'' C.A.Mey. Acanthophyllum squarrosum

Species

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'' accepted the following species: *'' Acanthophyllum acerosum'' Sosn. *''

Acanthophyllum aculeatum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum adenophorum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Freyn *''

Acanthophyllum allochrusoides ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Gilli) Pirani *''

Acanthophyllum andarabicum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Podlech ex Schiman-Czeika *''

Acanthophyllum andersenii ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Schiman-Czeika *''

Acanthophyllum anisocladum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schiman-Czeika *'' Acanthophyllum aphananthum'' Rech.f. *''

Acanthophyllum bilobum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schiman-Czeika *''

Acanthophyllum bracteatum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum brevibracteatum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Lipsky *''

Acanthophyllum bungei ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' (Boiss.) Trautv. *''

Acanthophyllum caespitosum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum cerastioides ''Acanthophyllum cerastioides'', the chickweed baby's-breath, is a perennial plant of the family Caryophyllaceae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, North India, Nepal, North Pakistan, and Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It bo ...

'' (D.Don) Madhani & Zarre *''

Acanthophyllum coloratum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' (Preobr.) Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum crassifolium ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum cyrtostegium ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Vved. *''

Acanthophyllum diezianum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Hand.-Mazz. *''

Acanthophyllum eglandulosum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' (Hedge & Wendelbo) Pirani *'' Acanthophyllum ejtehadii'' Mahmoudi & Vaezi *'' Acanthophyllum elatius'' Bunge *'' Acanthophyllum fissicalyx'' Rech.f. *'' Acanthophyllum glandulosum'' Bunge ex Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum gracile ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Bunge ex Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum grandiflorum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Stocks *'' Acanthophyllum gypsophiloides'' Regel *''

Acanthophyllum herniarioides ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Boiss.) Madhani & Zarre *'' Acanthophyllum honigbergeri'' (Fenzl) Barkoudah *'' Acanthophyllum kabulicum'' Schiman-Czeika *'' Acanthophyllum kandaharicum'' Gilli *'' Acanthophyllum knorringianum'' Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum korolkowii ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Regel & Schmalh. *''

Acanthophyllum korshinskyi ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum krascheninnikovii ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum lamondiae ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Schiman-Czeika *''

Acanthophyllum laxiflorum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Boiss. *'' Acanthophyllum laxiusculum'' Schiman-Czeika *''

Acanthophyllum lilacinum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum longicalyx ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Hedge & Wendelbo *''

Acanthophyllum macrodon ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Edgew. *''

Acanthophyllum maimanense ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schiman-Czeika *'' Acanthophyllum mikeschinianum'' Yukhan. & Kuvaev *'' Acanthophyllum mucronatum'' C.A.Mey. *''

Acanthophyllum myrianthum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Rech.f.) Madhani & A.Pirani *''

Acanthophyllum oppositiflorum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Aytaç *'' Acanthophyllum pachycephalum'' Schiman-Czeika *'' Acanthophyllum pachystegium'' Rech.f. *''

Acanthophyllum paniculatum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Regel & Herder *''

Acanthophyllum persicum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Boiss.) A.Pirani & Rabeler *''

Acanthophyllum pleiostegium ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schiman-Czeika *''

Acanthophyllum popovii ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Preobr.) Barkoudah *''

Acanthophyllum pulcherrimum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Hedge & Wendelbo *''

Acanthophyllum pulchrum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum pungens ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Bunge) Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum raphiophyllum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Rech.f.) Barkoudah *''

Acanthophyllum recurvum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Regel *''

Acanthophyllum scapiflorum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Akhtar) Schiman-Czeika *'' Acanthophyllum schugnanicum'' (Preobr.) Schischk. *'' Acanthophyllum sedifolium'' (Kurz) Madhani & Zarre *''

Acanthophyllum sordidum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Bunge ex Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum speciosum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 o ...

'' Schiman-Czeika *''

Acanthophyllum spinosum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Desf.) C.A.Mey. *''

Acanthophyllum squarrosum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Boiss. *'' Acanthophyllum stenostegium'' Freyn *''

Acanthophyllum stewartii ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Thomson ex Edgew. & Hook.f.) Barkoudah *''

Acanthophyllum stocksianum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Boiss. *''

Acanthophyllum subglabrum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum tadshikistanicum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' (Schischk.) Schischk. *''

Acanthophyllum takhtajanii ''Acanthophyllum takhtajanii'', or Takhtadjyan's allochrusa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Armenia, where it is only found in one location near Surenavan Surenavan ( hy, Սուրենավան ...

'' (Gabrieljan & Dittrich) A.Pirani & Rabeler *''

Acanthophyllum versicolor ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Fisch. & C.A.Mey. *''

Acanthophyllum verticillatum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' C.A.Mey. *''

Acanthophyllum xanthoporphyranthum ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Hedge & Wendelbo *''

Acanthophyllum yasamin-nassehiae ''Acanthophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant 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 solita ...

'' Joharchi & Pirani

References

Bibliography

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