Avellara

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Hypochaeridinae
Genus: Avellara
Species: A. fistulosa

Name

Avellara Blanca & C.Díaz, Candollea 40(2): 453 (1985).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal (extinct), Spain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blanca, G. & Díaz, C. 1985. Avellara, género nuevo de la tribu Lactuceae (Compositae) en la Península Ibérica. (Avellara, new genus of the tribe Lactuceae (Compositae) from the Iberian peninsula.) Candollea 40(2): 447–458. DOI: 10.5169/seals-879797 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fernández‐Mazuecos, M., Jiménez‐Mejías, P., Martín‐Bravo, S., Buide, M.L., Álvarez, I. & Vargas, P. 2016. Narrow endemics on coastal plains: Miocene divergence of the critically endangered genus Avellara (Compositae). Plant Biology 18(4): 729–738. DOI: 10.1111/plb.12458 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Avellara in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Avellara. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Avellara. Accessed: 17 Dec 2025. Reference page.