''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) is a village in the Ararat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western ...
in the
Urts Mountains in steppe at 800 m elevation. It is threatened by shifting agriculture and
overgrazing.
References
Caryophyllaceae
Critically endangered plants
Endemic flora of Armenia
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