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Cheirolophus

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Cheirolophus
Cheirolophus crassifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus: Cheirolophus
Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ptosimopappus Boiss.
  • Palaeocyanus Dostál

Cheirolophus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae first described as a genus in 1827.[2][3] It is native to the western Mediterranean Region from the Canary Islands and Madeira, through Morocco and Algeria, continental Portugal and Spain, southern France, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sicily and Malta.[4][1][5]

Species[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1827. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (Second edition) 50: 250 in French
  3. ^ Tropicos, Cheirolophus Cass.
  4. ^ "Cheirolophus Cass. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Cheirolophus includes photos and European distribution maps
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Cheirolophus