Biology:Ptilostemon

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Ptilostemon is a genus of thistle in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3] It includes 15 species native to the Mediterranean Basin and the Caucasus.[4]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Ptilostemon:[4][5]

  • Ptilostemon abylensis (Maire) Greuter – Morocco
  • Ptilostemon afer (Jacq.) Greuter – Turkey, Balkan Peninsula
  • Ptilostemon casabonae (L.) Greuter – France, Italy
  • Ptilostemon chamaepeuce (L.) Less. – eastern Mediterranean[6]
  • Ptilostemon diacanthus (Labill.) Greuter – Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
  • Ptilostemon dyricola (Maire) Greuter – Morocco
  • Ptilostemon echinocephalus (Willd.) Greuter – Crimea, Turkey, Republic of Georgia
  • Ptilostemon gnaphaloides (Cirillo) Soják – France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Libya
  • Ptilostemon × grandei (Petr.) Greuter (P. niveus × P. strictus) – Italy
  • Ptilostemon greuteri Raimondo & DominaSicily[7]
  • Ptilostemon hispanicus (Lam.) Greuter – Spain
  • Ptilostemon leptophyllus (Pau & Font Quer) Greuter – Morocco
  • Ptilostemon niveus (C.Presl) Greuter – Italy
  • Ptilostemon × pabotii Greuter (P. chamaepeuce var camptolepis × P. diacanthus subsp. turcicus) – western Syria
  • Ptilostemon × parisiensis Greuter (P. afer × P. chamaepeuce var. camptolepis) – Syria
  • Ptilostemon rhiphaeus (Pau & Font Quer) Greuter – Morocco, Algeria
  • Ptilostemon stellatus (L.) Greuter – France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro
  • Ptilostemon strictus (Ten.) Greuter – Italy, Greece, Balkan Peninsula
  • 'Ptilostemon × tauricola' (Boiss. & Balansa) Greuter – Turkey

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3775736 entry