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Ptilostemon

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Ptilostemon is a genus of thistle in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It includes 15 species native to the Mediterranean Basin and the Caucasus.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Observations recorded8,570

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
9
With media
9
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
NHMUK, RSA, B, MNHN, VT, BG
Recorded in
Morocco, Lebanon

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asteraceae
Image
Cirsium diacanthum1.jpg
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taxon name
Ptilostemon
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Ptilostemon
topic's main category
Category:Ptilostemon
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Encyclopedic overview

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Ptilostemon is a genus of thistle in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It includes 15 species native to the Mediterranean Basin and the Caucasus.

==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus Ptilostemon:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ptilostemon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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