Carlina

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Asterales
Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carlininae
Genus: Carlina
Species: C. acanthifolia - C. acaulis - C. biebersteinii - C. curetum - C. corymbosa - C. vulgaris

Name

Carlina L.

Carlina (carline thistle) is a genus of about 30 species of thistles in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, north Africa and Asia. The highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region, and only one species (C. biebersteinii) as far east as China.

Selected species

* Carlina acanthifolia
* Carlina acaulis – Stemless Carline Thistle
* Carlina barnebiana
* Carlina biebersteinii
* Carlina corymbosa (syn. C. curetum)
* Carlina diae
* Carlina fiumensis
* Carlina frigida
* Carlina lanata
* Carlina macrocephala
* Carlina onopordifolia
* Carlina racemosa
* Carlina sicula
* Carlina sitiensis
* Carlina tragacanthifolia
* Carlina vulgaris – Common Carline Thistle

References

* Flora Europaea: Carlina species list and distributions