Tyrimnus is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.[1][3]
Tyrimnus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
Tribe: | Cardueae |
Subtribe: | Carduinae |
Genus: | Tyrimnus (Cass.) Bosc |
Species: | T. leucographus
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Binomial name | |
Tyrimnus leucographus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The only known species is Tyrimnus leucographus, native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de (1826). "Tyrimnus". Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (in French). Vol. 41 (Second ed.). pp. 314, 335–336 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist[dead link]
- ^ Tropicos, Tyrimnus Cass.
- ^ The Plant List search for Tyrimnus
- Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo variegato, genere Tyrimnus includes photos and distribution maps