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452.0000 Family Asteraceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 55 (1822)
1620 genera, ca. 29.000 spp. (35.000 spp. incl. microspecies). Systematics taken mostly from Funk et al. (2009, 2020) and Zuntini et al. (2024). Barnadesioideae (so far treated as most basal member of Asteraceae) might be a separate family, more related to Calyceraceae.
Species listed in database: 35445; hybrids: 684
= Acarnaceae Link; (1829)
= Ambrosiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820), nom. cons.
= Anthemidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Aposeridaceae Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 106 (1838)
= Arctotaceae Bessey; Univ. Stud. Nebraska 14: 107 (1914)
= Arctotidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Artemisiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 48 (1820)
= Athanasiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 56 (1820)
= Calendulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Carduaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Carlinaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Centaureaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Cichoriaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 168 (1789), nom. cons.
= Cnicaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 297 (1818)
= Compositae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 538 (1792), nom. cons.
= Coreopsidaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 768 (1829)
= Cynaraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 926, 931, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Echinopaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Eupatoriaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 253 (1820)
= Gnaphaliaceae Link ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 46 (1830)
= Grindeliaceae Rchb. ex A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 330 (1907)
= Heleniaceae Raf.; Cincinnati Lit. Gaz. 2: 28 (1824)
= Helianthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Helichrysaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 712 (1829)
= Inulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Ivaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 1: 31 (1837)
= Lactucaceae Drude; Handb. Bot. 3(2): 369 (1886)
= Lapsanaceae Martinov; (1820)
= Madiaceae A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 332 (1907)
= Matricariaceae Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 400 (1845)
= Mutisiaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 934, 935, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Nassauviaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 290 (1836)
= Partheniaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 816 (1829)
= Perdiciaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 728 (1829)
= Picridaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 482 (1820)
= Santolinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 560 (1820)
= Senecionaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Serratulaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 577 (1820)
= Tanacetaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Tussilagaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Vernoniaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 296 (1836)
= Xanthiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Xeranthemaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 498 (1843)
452.5142 Genus Catananche L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 812 (1753)
Distribution: Mediterranean
Species listed in database: 5
= Cupidonia Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 2: 47 (1900)
= Piptocephalum Sch.Bip.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 369 (1860)
species :
Catananche arenaria Coss. & Durieu; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 2: 253 (1855)
Distribution: Morocco; Western Sahara; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Mauritania
20 ALG LBY MOR TUN WSA 22 MTN
Synonyms: hidden
= Catananche arenaria var. dimorpha Dobignard; Saussurea 19: 118 (1988 publ. 1989)
species :
Catananche caerulea L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 812 (1753)
Name: Blaue Rasselblume (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; C-Portugal; Spain; Andorra; France; Italy; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Java [I]
11 ger 12 ADO FRA POR SPA 13 ITA 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 42 jaw
Synonyms: hidden
= Catananche bicolor Voss; Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 [Siebert & Voss], 1: 556 (1894), pro syn.
= Catananche caerulea var. armerioides Debeaux; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse 1891: ? (1891)
= Catananche carpholepis Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. 472 (1879)
= Catananche propinqua Pomel; Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 19 (1874)
= Cupidonia caerulea (L.) Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 2: 47 (1899)
species :
Catananche caespitosa Desf.; Fl. Atlant. 2: 238 (1799)
Distribution: Morocco; Algeria
20 ALG MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Catananche caespitosa f. tenuifolia Maire & Weiller; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 26 (1940)
species :
Catananche lutea L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 812 (1753)
Name: Gelbe Rasselblume (DE); Yellow Cupidone (EN)
Distribution: Portugal; Spain; France; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Malta; European Turkey; Greece (lowlands of C-Greece and Peloponnisos, Evvoia, Kiklades); Crete; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; East Aegaean Isl. (Samos, Lesvos, Dodecanese, Kos, Karpathos, Symi, Chalki, Rhodos); Turkey (NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Cyprus (E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus); Lebanon (C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (coastal W-Syria, C-Syrian Desert, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, Judean Desert); Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania)
12 FRA POR SAR SPA 13 GRC ITA KRI MLT SIC TUE 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 34 CYP EAI ISR JOR LEB SYR TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Catananche lutea subsp. carpholepis (Sch.Bip.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. 472 (1879)
= Piptocephalum carpholepis Sch.Bip.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 369 (1860)
= Piptocephalum luteum (L.) Sch.Bip.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 369 (1860)
species :
Catananche montana Coss. & Durieu; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 3: Bibl. 743 (1856)
Distribution: Morocco; Algeria
20 ALG MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Catananche webbii Sch.Bip.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 369 (1860)
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