Galactites
| Galactites | |
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| Galactites tomentosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Tribe: | Cardueae[1]
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| Genus: | Galactites |
| Type species | |
| Galactites tomentosa | |
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Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle family.[2][3][4] The name is derived from the Greek γάλα (= "milk"). The best known species is Galactites tomentosa.[5]
- Species[1]
- Spach ex Durieu - Spain, France, Channel Islands (UK), Monaco, Andorra, Gibraltar, Algeria, Morocco
- Durieu - Algeria, Tunisia
- Figuerola, Stübing & Peris - Spain
- Galactites tomentosa Moench (sometimes spelled tomentosa but see Tropicos[3]) - Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira
References[]
- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Moench, Conrad. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis : a staminum situ describendi 558 in Latin
- ^ a b Tropicos, Galactites Moench
- ^ Euro+Med PlantBase
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Galactites includes photos and range maps
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