Picnomon

Picnomon is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.[1][2]

Species

Picnomon
Picnomon acarna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cynareae
Genus:
Picnomon

Type species
Picnomon acarna
Synonyms
  • Piknomon Adans., alternate spelling
  • Acarna Vaill.
  • Carduus acarna L.
  • Carlina acarna (L.) M.Bieb.
  • Cirsium pisidium Wettst.
  • Cnicus acarna (L.) L.
  • Carthamus canescens Lam.
  • Cirsium acarna (L.) Moench

The only known species is Picnomon acarna, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa from Portugal and the Canary Islands to Kazakhstan.[3][4]

References
  1. Adanson, Michel. 1763. Familles des Plantes 2: 116, 590 in French; spelled "Picnomon" on page 116, "Piknomon" on page 590
  2. Tropicos, Picnomon Adans.
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Picnomon


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