Ptilostemon afer subsp. afer

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Ptilostemon
Species: Ptilostemon afer
Subspecies:

Ptilostemon afer (Jacq.) Greuter subsp. afer, autonym

Heterotypic
- Lamyra lobata Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 25: 221 (1822), nom. inval.
- Cirsium cynaroides Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 254 (1846).
- Lamyra bulgarensis Tamamsch., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 476 (1954).
  - Typus: "Chamaepeuce afra DC. Flora serbica. In petrosis ad Prvonek," Aug 1903, Bierbach (Holotypus: LE).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia), Romania. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand South (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Greuter, W. 1973. Monographie der Gattung Ptilostemon (Compositae). Boissiera 22: 1–215. PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ptilostemon afer subsp. afer in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ptilostemon afer subsp. afer. Accessed: 1 Jun 2025.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ptilostemon afer subsp. afer in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 1.