Xeranthemum annuum

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: Xerantheminae
Genus: Xeranthemum
Species:

Xeranthemum annuum L., Sp. Pl.: 857 (1753).

Heterotypic
- Centaurea dubia S.G.Gmel. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 174 (1821).
- Xeranthemum annettae Kalen., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 7: 194 (1834).
- Xeranthemum inodorum Moench, Methodus: 582 (1794).
- Xeranthemum oleifolium Cav., Elench. Pl. Horti Matr.: 40 (1803).
- Xeranthemum ornatum Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 59: 114 (1829).
- Xeranthemum radiatum Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 48 (1779).
- Xeranthemum radiatum var. pictum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 15 (1844).
- Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 101 (1846), nom. illeg.
- Xeranthemum squarrosum var. unicolor Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 101 (1845).

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine.
- Middle Europe
  - Czechia-Slovakia, Hungary.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Turkey-in-Europe.
- Southwestern Europe
  - France, Italy.
Asia-Temperate
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan.
- Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Xeranthemum annuum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Xeranthemum annuum. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Xeranthemum annuum. Accessed: 7 May 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Xeranthemum annuum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 7. Reference page.