Gundelia tournefortii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Scolyminae
Genus: Gundelia
Species: Gundelia tournefortii
Name

Gundelia tournefortii L., Sp. Pl. 814 (1753).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Gundelia glabra Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. n. 2. (1768).
Gundelia tenuisecta (Boiss.) Freyn & Sint., Österr. Bot. Zeitschr. 42: 168. (1892).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
Armenia, Azerbaijan (Nachichevan), Turkey (Central Anatolia, E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia), Cyprus (E-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus), Iran (EC-Iran, NE-Iran: Mts., N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, S-Iran, W-Iran), Iraq (NW-Iraq, W-Iraq: Desert), Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel), Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania), Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon), Sinai peninsula (N-Sinai), Syria (C-Syrian Desert, Jazira, Jbel Druze), Turkmenistan (Kopet Dag), Afghanistan (Badghys, Herat)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 814. Reference page. 

Links

Hassler, M. 2021. Gundelia tournefortii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 March 20. Reference page. 
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gundelia tournefortii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 March 20. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Gundelia tournefortii. Published online. Accessed: 20 March 2021.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Toldissel
العربية: Akkub, Akoub, Kardi, Kankar, عكوب، آعوب
English: Tumble thistle, Galgal
עברית: Akuvit ha-galgal, עכובית הגלגל
Türkçe: Kenger