Prickly Thrift, Acantholimon echinus subsp. echinus

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Peloponnese, Taygetos mt
Photo taken by:
Avramakis, M.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Prickly Thrift

Plants

Phrygana diorama

Alpine ecosystem

Photo of the Prickly Thrift, Acantholimon echinus subsp. echinus, in bloom, on Taygetos mt, in Peloponissos, Greece. It is a spiny cushion mountain subshrub, growing on rocky slopes above 1700 m. It has needle-like leaves and funnel-shaped flowers.

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