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Atractylis

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Genus of flowering plants For the genus of hydrozoans, see Bougainvillia.

Atractylis
Atractylis comosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carlininae
Genus: Atractylis
L. 1753 not Boehm. 1760.
Synonyms
  • Spadactis Cass.
  • Atractylis sect. Anactis (Cass.) DC.
  • Acarna All.
  • Crocodilina Bubani
  • Anactis Cass.
  • Cirsellium Gaertn.

Atractylis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Species

Atractylis is native to the greater Mediterranean region (southern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Canary Islands).

References

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 829-830. in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Atractylis L.
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Atractylis includes and European distribution maps
Taxon identifiers
Atractylis


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