Xeranthemum

Xeranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae,^[2][1] native to Southern Europe. It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.

Xeranthemum
Xeranthemum annuum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Xerantheminae
Genus:	Xeranthemum L.
Synonyms[1]
Xeroloma Cass.

Species

Species include:^[3]

1. Xeranthemum annuum L. ("annual everlasting"): Central + southern Europe from Spain to Dagestan; Turkey, Caucasus
2. Xeranthemum cylindraceum Sm.: Central + southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine; Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel
3. Xeranthemum cylindricum Spreng.
4. Xeranthemum inapertum (L.) Mill.: southern Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia from Morocco to Turkmenistan
5. Xeranthemum longepapposum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.: southeastern Europe, southwestern and central Asia
6. Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss.: Greece, southwestern and central Asia

References

1. Tropicos, Xeranthemum L.
2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 857-859 in Latin
3. The Plant List, retrieved 12 August 2016