Catananche

Catananche caerulea

Taxonavigation

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

Catananche L., Sp. Pl. 2: 812. (1753)

• Type species: Catananche lutea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 812. (1753)

Synonyms

• Cupidone Lemaire in A. C. V. D. Orbigny, Dict. Universel Hist. Nat. 4: 464. (1849)
• Cupidonia Bubani, Fl. Pyrenaea 2: 47. (1899)
• Piptocephalum Sch.Bip., Bonplandia 8: 369. (1860)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 812. Reference page. 
• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Aug 24 [1].
• Tropicos.org 2012. Catananche. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct. 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Catananche. Published online. Accessed: 15. Oct. 2012.

Vernacular names

suomi: Katanat
עברית: אוזן-גדי
italiano: Cupidone
русский: Катананхе
svenska: Gräsfibblesläktet

For more multimedia, look at Catananche on Wikimedia Commons.