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Asyneuma compactum is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family (Campanulaceae) that grows exclusively in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. This perennial alpine plant forms compact cushions of leaves in rocky, windswept habitats at elevations between 1,600 and 2,700 metres. It produces distinctive deep violet-blue flowers with petals that separate almost completely, a characteristic that distinguishes its genus from related bellflowers. The species exists in two varieties: the typical form (var. compactum) which prefers drier exposed sites, and var. eriocarpum, identified in 2000, which grows in more sheltered areas near melting snow with better soil conditions.
Asyneuma compactum is endemic to Turkey, specifically to the western and central sectors of the Taurus Mountains. Its distribution includes several mountain ranges within this system: Davraz, Dedegöl, Sultan, Geyik, and Oyuklu. The species grows at elevations between 1,600 and 2,700 metres in alpine and subalpine zones. It inhabits exposed ridges and rocky slopes, primarily on limestone substrates, where it forms part of wind-swept cushion plant communities characterized by low vegetation cover (10–50%).
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
