Catananche
| Catananche | |
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| Catananche caerulea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Catananche L. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Catananche is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion family.[2][3] It is native to dry meadows in the Mediterranean region.[4]
They are cultivated for their cornflower-like blooms appearing in summer, in shades of blue, yellow and white. They are suitable for a sunny border, and for dried flower arrangements.[5]
- Species[1]
- Catananche arenaria Coss. & Durieu - Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania
- Catananche caerulea L. - Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
- Catananche caespitosa Desf. - Algeria, Morocco
- Catananche lutea L. - Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
- Catananche montana Coss. & Durieu - Algeria, Morocco
References
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 812-813 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, Catananche L.
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Catananche
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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