Galactites
| Galactites | |
|---|---|
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| Galactites tomentosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae[1] |
| Genus: | Galactites Moench |
| Type species | |
| Galactites tomentosus Moench | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Lupsia Neck. ex Neck. | |
Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle family.[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
- 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Moench, Conrad. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis : a staminum situ describendi 558 in Latin
- 1 2 Tropicos, Galactites Moench
- ↑ Euro+Med PlantBase
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Galactites includes photos and range maps
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