Xeranthemum Explained

Xeranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae,[1] native to Southern Europe. It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.

Species

Species include:

  1. Xeranthemum annuum L. ("annual everlasting"): Central + southern Europe from Spain to Dagestan; Turkey, Caucasus
  2. Xeranthemum cylindraceum Sm.: Central + southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine; Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel
  3. Xeranthemum cylindricum Spreng.
  4. Xeranthemum inapertum (L.) Mill.: southern Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia from Morocco to Turkmenistan
  5. Xeranthemum longepapposum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.: southeastern Europe, southwestern and central Asia
  6. Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss.: Greece, southwestern and central Asia

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358878#page/299/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 857-859

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