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Carline Thistles
Carlina
Carlina is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is distributed from Madeira and the Canary Islands across Europe and northern Africa to Siberia and northwestern China.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Carlina vulgaris
complexCarlina vulgaris
Silver Thistle
speciesCarlina acaulis
Carlina hispanica
speciesCarlina hispanica
Acanthus-leaved Carline-thistle
speciesCarlina acanthifolia
Clustered Carline-thistle
speciesCarlina corymbosa
Carlina salicifolia
speciesCarlina salicifolia
Carlina racemosa
speciesCarlina racemosa
Greek Carline Thistle
speciesCarlina graeca
Woolly Carline-thistle
speciesCarlina lanata
Involucrate Carline Thistle
speciesCarlina curetum
Carlina xeranthemoides
speciesCarlina xeranthemoides
Carlina libanotica
speciesCarlina libanotica
Carlina brachylepis
speciesCarlina brachylepis
Carlina falcata
speciesCarlina falcata
African Carline Thistle
speciesCarlina involucrata
Carlina texedae
speciesCarlina texedae
Carlina canariensis
speciesCarlina canariensis
Tragacanth-leaved Thistle
speciesCarlina tragacanthifolia
Carlina pygmaea
speciesCarlina pygmaea
Carlina sicula
speciesCarlina sicula
Carlina frigida
speciesCarlina frigida
Carlina diae
speciesCarlina diae
Carlina sitiensis
speciesCarlina sitiensis
Carlina kurdica
speciesCarlina kurdica
Carlina oligocephala
speciesCarlina oligocephala
Carlina barnebiana
speciesCarlina barnebiana
Carlina guittonneaui
speciesCarlina guittonneaui
Carlina atlantica
speciesCarlina atlantica
Carlina nebrodensis
speciesCarlina nebrodensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.386
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.915
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.676
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.923
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.736
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.736
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.737
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.737
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.537
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.538
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.538
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.539
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Carlina in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 56304.