Ptilostemon gnaphaloides subsp. gnaphaloides

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 gnaphaloides
Subspecies:

Ptilostemon gnaphaloides (Cirillo) Soják subsp. gnaphaloides, autonym

Heterotypic
- Carduus elychrisoides Cirillo, Fund. Bot. 1: 491 (1785), nom. nud.
- Staehelina tenuifolia C.Presl, Fl. Sic.: xxix (1826).
  - Typus: Holotypus: "In collibus asperis saxosis Calabriae (Berger); - Siciliae ad Girgenti, Trapani", manu C. Presl (PRC, locality doubtful); verisim. isotypi: "Calabria, Berger", manu Günther (PRC, W); "Gerace en Calabre", Berger (G-DC, LAU).
- Cirsium gnaphalodes Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 375 (1826).
  - Typus: "Cnicus gnaphalodes", herb. Willdenow n. 14955 (Holotypus: B-Willd).
- Cirsium chamaepeuce f. albiflorum Pamp., Arch. Bot. (Forli) 12: 48 (1936).
  - Lectotypus (designated by Greuter 1973): Libia – Cirenaica, el-Beda: U. Msuria," 10 May 1934, Pampanini & Pichi-Sermolli 8651 (FI; isolectotypi: G, K).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe France (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece (Kerkira), Italy (Calabria). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Libya (Cyrenaica). 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 gnaphaloides subsp. gnaphaloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ptilostemon gnaphaloides subsp. gnaphaloides. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jun 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ptilostemon gnaphaloides subsp. gnaphaloides. Accessed: 2 Jun 2025.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ptilostemon gnaphaloides subsp. gnaphaloides in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jun 2.