Cheirolophus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae first described as a genus in 1827.[2][3] It is native to the western Mediterranean Region from the Canary Islands and Madeira, through Morocco and Algeria, continental Portugal and Spain, southern France, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sicily and Malta.[4][1][5]
| Cheirolophus | |
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| Cheirolophus crassifolius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Subtribe: | Centaureinae |
| Genus: | Cheirolophus Cass. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Species[6]
- Cheirolophus arboreus
- Cheirolophus arbutifolius
- Cheirolophus benoistii
- Cheirolophus canariensis
- Cheirolophus crassifolius
- Cheirolophus dariasii
- Cheirolophus duranii
- Cheirolophus falcisectus
- Cheirolophus ghomerythus
- Cheirolophus grandifolius
- Cheirolophus intybaceus
- Cheirolophus junonianus
- Cheirolophus lagunae
- Cheirolophus mansanetianus
- Cheirolophus massonianus
- Cheirolophus mauritanicus
- Cheirolophus metlesicsii
- Cheirolophus santos-abreui
- Cheirolophus satarataensis
- Cheirolophus sempervirens
- Cheirolophus sventenii
- Cheirolophus tagananensis
- Cheirolophus tananicus
- Cheirolophus teydis
- Cheirolophus uliginosus
- Cheirolophus webbianus
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1827. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (Second edition) 50: 250 in French
- ^ Tropicos, Cheirolophus Cass.
- ^ "Cheirolophus Cass. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Cheirolophus includes photos and European distribution maps
- ^ The Plant List search for Cheirolophus