Picnomon

Picnomon
Picnomon acarna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Picnomon
Adans.
Type species
Picnomon acarna
(L.) Cass.
Synonyms
  • Piknomon Adans., alternate spelling
  • Acarna Vaill.
  • Carduus acarna L.
  • Carlina acarna (L.) M.Bieb.
  • Cirsium pisidium Wettst.
  • Cnicus acarna (L.) L.
  • Carthamus canescens Lam.
  • Cirsium acarna (L.) Moench

Picnomon is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.[1][2]

Species

The only known species is Picnomon acarna, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa from Portugal and the Canary Islands to Kazakhstan.[3][4]

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