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Ptilostemon
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.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Shrubby Knapweed
speciesPtilostemon chamaepeuce
Ptilostemon echinocephalus
speciesPtilostemon echinocephalus
Ptilostemon hispanicus
speciesPtilostemon hispanicus
Sardinian Ivory Thistle
speciesPtilostemon casabonae
Grecian Thistle
speciesPtilostemon afer
Ptilostemon strictus
speciesPtilostemon strictus
Ptilostemon gnaphaloides
speciesPtilostemon gnaphaloides
Ptilostemon stellatus
speciesPtilostemon stellatus
Ptilostemon dyricola
speciesPtilostemon dyricola
Ptilostemon rhiphaeus
speciesPtilostemon rhiphaeus
Ptilostemon diacanthus
speciesPtilostemon diacanthus
Ptilostemon niveus
speciesPtilostemon niveus
Ptilostemon greuteri
speciesPtilostemon greuteri
Ptilostemon leptophyllus
speciesPtilostemon leptophyllus
Ptilostemon abylensis
speciesPtilostemon abylensis
Ptilostemon × grandei
hybridPtilostemon × grandei
Ptilostemon × pabotii
hybridPtilostemon × pabotii
Ptilostemon × parisiensis
hybridPtilostemon × parisiensis
Ptilostemon × tauricola
hybridPtilostemon × tauricola
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 334201.