Catananche caerulea

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
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: Catananche
Species: C. arenaria – C. caerulea – C. caespitosa – C. lutea – C. montana

Name edit

Catananche L., Sp. Pl. 2: 812 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 354 (1754).

  • Type species: Catananche lutea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 812. (1753) (lectotype, designated by M.L. Green in Sprague et al., Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot. 178 (Aug 1929)

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Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain (introduced).
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Germany.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Mauritania.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Jawa (introduced).

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

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Vernacular names edit

Deutsch: Rasselblumen
English: Cupid's Dart
suomi: Katanat
עברית: אוזן-גדי
italiano: Cupidone
русский: Катананхе
svenska: Gräsfibblesläktet
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