Silybum eburneum

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: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carduinae
Genus: Silybum
Species: Silybum eburneum

Name

Silybum eburneum Coss. & Durieu, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 2: 366 (1855).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mariana eburnea Pau, Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 28: 165 (1930).
• Heterotypic
  • Silybum hispanicum Loscos & J.Pardo, Ser. Inconf. Pl. Aragon.: 56 (1863).
    • Silybum eburneum var. hispanicum Loscos & Pardo, Ser. Inconf. Arag. (ed. Willkomm) 56 (1863).
    • Silybum eburneum subsp. hispanicum (Loscos & Pardo) Malag., Las Subesp. y Variac. Geogr. 16 (1973).
    • Mariana eburnea f. hispanica (Loscos & J.Pardo) Pau, Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 349 (1924).

Hybrids

• Silybum × gonzaloi Cantó, Sánchez Mata & Rivas Mart.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
. Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cosson, E.S. & Durieu de Maisonneuve, M.C. 1855. Notes sur quelques espèces nouvelles d'Algérie. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 2(6): 364–368. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1855.10825982 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Silybum eburneum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Silybum eburneum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Silybum eburneum. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Silybum eburneum. Accessed: 17 May 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Silybum eburneum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 17.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Silybum eburneum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Silver milk thistle
español: Cardo zapero

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