Xeranthemum

Xeranthemum is a group of plants in the sunflower family,[2][1] native to Southern Europe.

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

Synonyms[1]

Xeroloma Cass.

It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.

Species

Species include:[3]

  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
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References
  1. Tropicos, Xeranthemum L.
  2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 857-859 in Latin
  3. The Plant List, retrieved 12 August 2016


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