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Taxon:  Carduncellus caeruleus (L.) C. Presl



Summary
Genus:
Carduncellus
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Centaureinae
Nomen number:
9018
Place of publication:
Fl. sicul. xxx. 1826
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
08/12/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Carthamus caeruleus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lamottea caerulea (L.) Pomel

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Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
  2. Eriksson, O. et al. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2. 1979
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. Greuter, W. 2003. The Euro+Med treatment of Cardueae (Compositae) - generic concepts and required new names. Willdenowia 33:49-61.
  5. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17. 1993
  6. López González, G. 2012. Sobre la clasificación del complejo Carthamus - Carduncellus (Asteraceae, Cardueae-Centaureinae) y su tratamiento en Flora Iberica. Acta Bot. Malac. 37:79-92.
  7. Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985
  8. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
  9. Press, J. R. & M. J. Short, eds. Flora of Madeira. 1994
  10. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  11. Valdés, B. et al., eds. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification. 2002
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
3AdventiveAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
5UncertainAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Adventive
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon
Uncertain
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9018. Accessed 14 May 2026.


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