Carlina curetum

Carlina curetum
	Carlina curetum subsp. orientalis
Systematics
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily :	Carduoideae
Tribe :	Cynareae
Genre :	Eberwurzen ( Carlina )
Type :	Carlina curetum
Scientific name
	Carlina curetum
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Carlina Curetum is a plant from the genus Eberwurzen ( carlina ) in the family of Compositae (Asteraceae).

features

Carlina curetum is a perennial stem hemicryptophyte that usually reaches heights of 20 to 50, rarely 10 to 80 centimeters. The upper stalk leaves are linear-lanceolate, eight to ten times as long as they are wide and almost reduced to the midrib. They have three to five pinnate lobes, each with two slender and sturdy thorns . The terminal spines are 20 to 30 millimeters long and have a narrow base. The outer bracts are 35 to 60 millimeters in size and linear-lanceolate. Their side spines are 14 to 26 millimeters long, their end spines usually 27, rarely 21 to 34 millimeters. The usually one to three, rarely up to five heads have a diameter of up to 16 millimeters.

The flowering period extends from July to October.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.

Systematics and occurrence

Carlina curetum (Syn .: Carlina corymbosa subsp. Curetum (Halácsy) Rech. F.) Is divided into two subspecies:

Carlina curetum subsp. curetum is endemic to Crete . The species grows in Phrygana , hedgehog cushion heather , light forests and clay areas on limestone at altitudes of seldom 300, mostly 900 to 2100 meters.

Carlina curetum subsp. orientalis Meusel & Kästner occurs in Israel , Lebanon and Syria .

supporting documents

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 319-320 .
↑ Carlina corymbosa subsp. curetum Rech. f. at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
^ Werner Greuter : Compositae (pro parte majore). Carlina curetum. In: Werner Greuter, Eckhard von Raab-Straube (ed.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Berlin from 2006.

Web links

Commons : Carlina curetum - collection of images, videos and audio files

Information and pictures in the Virtual Botanical Museum of Crete of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

[Jahn,_Schönfelder-1] Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 319-320 .

[IPCN-2] Carlina corymbosa subsp. curetum Rech. f. at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[Euro+Med-3] Werner Greuter : Compositae (pro parte majore). Carlina curetum. In: Werner Greuter, Eckhard von Raab-Straube (ed.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Berlin from 2006.