- Carlina
Taxobox
name = "Carlina"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Carlina vulgaris"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Cynareae
genus = "Carlina"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text"Carlina" (carline thistle) is a genus of about 30 species of
thistle s in the familyAsteraceae , native toEurope , northAfrica andAsia . The highest species diversity in theMediterranean region , and only one species ("C. biebersteinii") as far east asChina .;Selected species
*"Carlina acanthifolia "
*"Carlina acaulis " – Stemless Carline Thistle
*"Carlina barnebiana "
*"Carlina biebersteinii "
*"Carlina corymbosa " (syn. "C. curetum")
*"Carlina diae "
*"Carlina fiumensis "
*"Carlina frigida "
*"Carlina lanata "
*"Carlina macrocephala "
*"Carlina onopordifolia "
*"Carlina racemosa "
*"Carlina sicula "
*"Carlina sitiensis "
*"Carlina tragacanthifolia "
*"Carlina vulgaris " – Common Carline ThistleReferences
* [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Carlina&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: "Carlina" species list and distributions]
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