Catananche caerulea

Catananche caerulea

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: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Scolyminae
Genus: Catananche
Species: Catananche caerulea

Name

Catananche caerulea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 812. (1753)

Synonyms

• Catananche bicolor hort.
• Catananche carpholepis Nym.
• Cupidonia caerulea (L.) Bub.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe France, Andorra, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Italy Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 812. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Catananche caerulea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 01. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Catananche caerulea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Catananche caerulea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct. 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Catananche caerulea. Published online. Accessed: 14. Oct. 2012.

Vernacular names

català: Cerverina
Deutsch: Blaue Rasselblume
English: Cupid's dart
suomi: Sinikatana
italiano: Cupidone azzurro
svenska: Blå gräsfibbla

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