Xeranthemum

Xeranthemum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Xeranthemum
L.
Synonyms[1]

Xeroloma Cass.

Xeranthemum is a group of plants in the sunflower family,[2][3] native to Southern Europe.

It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers. It is a symbol of eternity and immortality.[4]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 857-859 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Xeranthemum L.
  4. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Xeranthemum, Perpetuini, Immortelle
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