Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] The name is derived from the Greek γάλα (= "milk"). The best-known species is Galactites tomentosus.[5]
| Galactites | |
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| Galactites tomentosus | |
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: | Carduinae |
| Genus: | Galactites Moench |
| Type species | |
| Galactites tomentosus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Species[1]
- Galactites duriaei Spach ex Durieu - Spain, France, Channel Islands (UK), Monaco, Andorra, Gibraltar, Algeria, Morocco
- Galactites mutabilis Durieu - Algeria, Tunisia
- Galactites rigualii Figuerola, Stübing & Peris - Spain
- Galactites tomentosus Moench (sometimes spelled tomentosa but see Tropicos[3]) - Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Moench, Conrad. 1794. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis : a staminum situ describendi 558 in Latin
- ^ a b Tropicos, Galactites Moench
- ^ Euro+Med PlantBase
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Galactites includes photos and range maps
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