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Taxon:  Xeranthemum annuum L.



Summary
Genus:
Xeranthemum
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Carduoideae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Subtribe:
Carduinae
Nomen number:
42102
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:857. 1753
Verified:
03/25/2012 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  3. Demilly, D. et al. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7. 2001
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Hess, H. E. et al. Flora der Schweiz, ed. 2. 1976
  7. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  10. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
  11. Parsa, A. Flore de l'Iran. 1943-1952
  12. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
English
immortelle –
French
xéranthème annuel –
German
einjährige Papierblume –
Swedish
pappersblomster –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMacedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
2Cultivated     
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
3AdventiveEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
Cultivated ()
Adventive
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Germany
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Naturalized
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Switzerland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, Portugal
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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=42102. Accessed 23 October 2026.


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