Atractylis cancellata

Lattice spindle herb
Lattice spindlewort ( Atractylis cancellata )
Systematics
Order : Astern-like (Asterales) Family : Daisy family (Asteraceae) Subfamily : Carduoideae Tribe : Cynareae Genre : Spindleweed ( atractylis ) Type : Lattice spindle herb
Scientific name
Atractylis cancellata
L.

Atractylis cancellata , also known in German as lattice spindle herb , is a species of the genus spindle herb ( Atractylis ) and thus the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

features

Lattice spindle herb ( Atractylis cancellata ), flower head

Atractylis cancellata is an annual stem therophyte that reaches heights of growth of 5 to 25 centimeters. The stem axis is white felted and balding. The leaves are narrow, elongated and toothed with thorns. The upper leaves are shorter to slightly longer than the envelope. The shell is 5 to 22 millimeters in size. The middle bracts are regularly comb thorny and envelop grid similar to the head.

The flowering period extends from April to July.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 20.

Occurrence

Atractylis cancellata occurs in the Mediterranean region. The species grows on Phrygana and dry fallow land on limestone at altitudes from 0 to 900 meters.

literature

• Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: The new cosmos Mediterranean flora. Franckh Kosmos Verlag Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-440-10742-3 . P. 94.
2. ^ Tropicos. [1]

Web links

Commons : Atractylis cancellata  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Thomas Meyer, Michael Hassler: Mediterranean and Alpine flora. [2]