Galactites
Galactites | |
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Galactites tomentosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
Tribe: | Cardueae |
Subtribe: | Carduinae |
Genus: | Galactites Moench |
Type species | |
Galactites tomentosus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] The name is derived from the Greek γάλα (= "milk"). The best-known species is Galactites tomentosus.[5]
- Species[1]
- Galactites duriaei Spach ex Durieu - Spain, France, Channel Islands (UK), Monaco, Andorra, Gibraltar, Algeria, Morocco
- Galactites mutabilis Durieu - Algeria, Tunisia
- Galactites rigualii Figuerola, Stübing & Peris - Spain
- Galactites tomentosus Moench (sometimes spelled tomentosa but see Tropicos[3]) - Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira
References
[edit]- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Moench, Conrad. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis : a staminum situ describendi 558 in Latin
- ^ a b Tropicos, Galactites Moench
- ^ Euro+Med PlantBase
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Galactites includes photos and range maps