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    Tyrimnus

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    Tyrimnus
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Kingdom: Plantae
    Clade: Tracheophytes
    Clade: Angiosperms
    Clade: Eudicots
    Clade: Asterids
    Order: Asterales
    Family: Asteraceae
    Subfamily: Carduoideae
    Tribe: Cardueae
    Subtribe: Carduinae
    Genus: Tyrimnus
    (Cass.) Bosc
    Species:
    T. leucographus
    Binomial name
    Tyrimnus leucographus
    (L.) Cass.
    Synonyms[2]
    • Carduus leucographus L. (type species)[1]
    • Tyrimnus leucographus f. albiflorus Röhl.
    • Acarna leucographa Hill
    • Cirsium maculatum Lam.

    Tyrimnus is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.[1][3]

    The only known species is Tyrimnus leucographus, native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.[2][4]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de (1826). "Tyrimnus". Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (in French). Vol. 41 (Second ed.). pp. 314, 335–336 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
    2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist[dead link]
    3. ^ Tropicos, Tyrimnus Cass.
    4. ^ The Plant List search for Tyrimnus
      - Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo variegato, genere Tyrimnus includes photos and distribution maps


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