Acantholimon venustum

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Acantholimon

| species = venustum

| authority = Boiss.

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Acantholimon venustum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.{{Cite web |title=Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) |url=https://www.earth.com/plant-encyclopedia/angiosperms/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Earth.com |language=en}} The native range of this species is from Turkey to Iran and West Syria, it is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome and was described by Boiss.{{Cite web |title=Acantholimon venustum var. venustum {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77227809-1 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}} The plant is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with blue foliage, In the spring, white flowers emerge. The plant is also known as prickly thrift.{{Cite web |title=Acantholimon aff. venustum {{!}} plant lust |url=https://plantlust.com/plants/36484/acantholimon-aff-venustum/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=plantlust.com}}{{Cite web |title=Acantholimon venustum {{!}} beautiful prickly thrift Alpine Rockery/RHS |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/119073/acantholimon-venustum/details |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.rhs.org.uk |language=en-gb}}