Carlina
Encyclopedia
Carlina is a genus of about 30 species of thistle
s in the family Asteraceae
, native to Europe
, north Africa
and Asia
. The highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region, and only one species (C. biebersteinii) as far east as China
.
Selected species
Thistle
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles often occur all over the plant – on surfaces such as those of the stem and flat parts of leaves. These are an adaptation that protects the...
s in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
, native to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, north Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. The highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region, and only one species (C. biebersteinii) as far east as China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Selected species
- Carlina acanthifolia
- Carlina acaulisCarlina acaulisCarlina acaulis is a perennial dicotyledonous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe...
– Stemless Carline Thistle - Carlina barnebiana
- Carlina biebersteinii
- Carlina corymbosaCarlina corymbosaCarlina corymbosa, common name Clustered Carline Thistle, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Carlina, belonging to the family Asteraceae.-Description:Carlina corymbosa reaches on average in height...
(syn. C. curetum) - Carlina diae
- Carlina fiumensis
- Carlina frigida
- Carlina lanata
- Carlina macrocephala
- Carlina onopordifolia
- Carlina racemosa
- Carlina sicula
- Carlina sitiensis
- Carlina tragacanthifolia
- Carlina vulgarisCarlina vulgarisCarline Thistle is a species of the genus Carlina....
– Common Carline Thistle