Allochrusa takhtajanii

Takhtadjyan's allochrusa
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Allochrusa
Species:	A. takhtajanii
Binomial name
	Allochrusa takhtajanii; Gabrieljan & Dittrich

Takhtadjyan's allochrusa (Allochrusa takhtajanii) is a species in the carnation family. It is endemic to Armenia, where it is only found in one location near Surenavan in the Urts Mountains in steppe at 800 m elevation. It is threatened by shifting agriculture and overgrazing.

References

Tamanyan, K. (2014). "Allochrusa takhtajanii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T199886A2617084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199886A2617084.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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[1] Tamanyan, K. (2014). "Allochrusa takhtajanii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T199886A2617084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199886A2617084.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.