Cardopatium Explained

Cardopatium is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. ^[1] They are native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region.^{[2] [3]}

Species^{[2] [4]}

• Cardopatium amethystinum Spach - Algeria, Tunisia
• Cardopatium corymbosum (L.) Pers. - Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Algeria

Notes and References

1. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001378 Tropicos, Cardopatium Juss.
2. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=136103&PTRefFk=7000000 Cardopatium Juss.
3. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=cardopatium+corymbosum Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardopato corimboso, Cardopatium corymbosum (L.) Pers.
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Compositae/Cardopatium/ Cardopatium.