Asteraceae/Compositae

Carlina gummifera (L.) Less.Syn. Atractylis gummifera L.Asteraceae/CompositaeAtractylis the compomiphorusThe genus Carlina includes about 20 species of typical thorns of the genus...

Cynara cornigera Lindl. Syn. Cynara sibthorpiana Boiss.&Heldr. Wild artichoke, Mountain artichoke This perennial plant is a distant relative of the domestic artichoke (Cynara...

centaurea cythereaCentaurea redempta subsp. cytherea (Rech.f.) Routsi & T. Georgiadi The plant was originally identified in the 1960s by the German...

Ptilostemon chamaepeuce (L.) Less.Evergreen shrub common throughout the eastern Mediterranean, on cliffs, rocky sites, near the sea. The characteristic...