Pterocephalus brevis

Pterocephalus brevis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Dipsacales

Familia: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamilia: Dipsacoideae
Tribus: Scabioseae
Genus: Pterocephalus
Species: Pterocephalus brevis

Name

Pterocephalus brevis Coult., Mém. Dipsac. 32 1823.

Synonyms

• Pterocephalus coulteri Boiss.
• Pterocephalus involucratus (Sm.) Spreng.
• Scabiosa involucrata Sibth. & Sm.

Homonyms

• Pterocephalus brevis Coult. = Pterocephalus plumosus (L.) Coulter

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus) Continental: Asie Regional: Southwestern Europe Turkey (SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia), Iran, Iraq (NW-Iraq, W-Iraq: Desert), Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, N-Negev Desert, Judean Desert, Negev Desert), Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania), Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon), Syria (C-Syrian Desert, Jazira, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains) Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Libya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Coulter, T., 1823. Mém. Dipsac. 32.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Pterocephalus brevis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pterocephalus brevis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Pterocephalus brevis. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 23 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Pterocephalus brevis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Aug. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Plumed scabious

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