Atractylis
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| Distaff thistle | |
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| Atractylis comosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae |
| Genus: | Atractylis L. |
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The Distaff thistle is a plant of the genus Atractylis in the daisy family (Asteraceae).
In the Greek island of Crete the species Atractylis gummifera, which is called by the locals kollies (κολλιές), akolletes (ακολλέτες), sakizi (σακίζι), kollotsoure (κολλοτσουρέ) or agathokollia (αγκαθοκολλιά), has its "heads" peeled and eaten raw or browned by the locals.
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