Atractylis

Distaff thistle
	Atractylis comosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cynareae
Genus:	Atractylis; L. 1753 not Boehm. 1760.
Synonyms
	Spadactis Cass.; Atractylis sect. Anactis (Cass.) DC.; Acarna All.; Crocodilina Bubani; Anactis Cass.; Cirsellium Gaertn.;

Atractylis is a genus of plants in the daisy family.^[2]^[3]

The Distaff thistle, Atractylis gummifera, native to the Greek island of Crete, is called kollies (κολλιές), akolletes (ακολλέτες), sakizi (σακίζι), kollotsoure (κολλοτσουρέ) or agathokollia (αγκαθοκολλιά) by the people of the island, They often eat peel and the heads raw or browned

Species

Atractylis is native to the greater Mediterranean region (southern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Canary Islands).^[1]^[4]

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References

^ ^a ^b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 829-830. in Latin
^ Tropicos, Atractylis L.
^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Atractylis includes and European distribution maps

External links

"Atractylis". Plantarium (in Russian).

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[x-1] Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 829-830. in Latin

[3] Tropicos, Atractylis L.

[4] Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Atractylis includes and European distribution maps

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