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Pallenis

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Spiny Starwort

Genus

PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCompositae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece

Observations10,708

General: Pallenis (perhaps from Gr. palea, chaff, due to its

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Inuleae
Image: Pallenis spinosa.jpg

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P910: Category:Pallenis

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Pallenis is a small genus of flowering plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae. The name is derived from palea (chaff), referring to the chaffy receptacle.

This is primarily a Mediterranean genus, occurring in desert and coastal habitats of Southern Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands and the Middle East. The range of one species extends eastward into Central Asia.