Xeranthemum

Xeranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Europe. It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.

Species

Species include:

1. Xeranthemum annuum <small>L.</small> ("annual everlasting"): Central + southern Europe from Spain to Dagestan; Turkey, Caucasus
2. Xeranthemum cylindraceum <small>Sm.</small>: Central + southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine; Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel
3. Xeranthemum cylindricum <small>Spreng.</small>
4. Xeranthemum inapertum <small>(L.) Mill.</small>: southern Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia from Morocco to Turkmenistan
5. Xeranthemum longepapposum <small>Fisch. & C.A.Mey.</small>: southeastern Europe, southwestern and central Asia
6. Xeranthemum squarrosum <small>Boiss.</small>: Greece, southwestern and central Asia

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