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Tyrimnus

Tyrimnus is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. The only known species is Tyrimnus leucographus, native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

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Tyrimnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carduinae
Genus: Tyrimnus
(Cass.) Cass.1
Species:
T. leucographus
Binomial name
Tyrimnus leucographus
Synonyms2
  • 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.34 The only known species is Tyrimnus leucographus, native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.35

References

References

  1. 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. Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2021). "Tyrimnus leucographus (L.) Cass". Global Compositae Database. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2021). "Tyrimnus (Cass.) Cass". Global Compositae Database. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. Tropicos, Tyrimnus Cass.
  5. "Genere Tyrimnus - Flora Italiana". luirig.altervista.org. Retrieved 2024-07-16.