Xeranthemum
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Xeranthemum annuum | |
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Genus: | Xeranthemum |
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Xeroloma Cass. |
Xeranthemum is a group of plants in the sunflower family,[2][1] native to Southern Europe.
It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.
Species
Species include:[3]
- Xeranthemum annuum L. ("annual everlasting"): Central + southern Europe from Spain to Dagestan; Turkey, Caucasus
- Xeranthemum cylindraceum Sm.: Central + southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine; Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel
- Xeranthemum cylindricum Spreng.
- Xeranthemum inapertum (L.) Mill.: southern Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia from Morocco to Turkmenistan
- Xeranthemum longepapposum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.: southeastern Europe, southwestern and central Asia
- Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss.: Greece, southwestern and central Asia
References
- ^ a b Tropicos, Xeranthemum L.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 857-859 in Latin
- ^ The Plant List, retrieved 12 August 2016