Asteraceae
Crocodilium

Crocodilium crocodylium (L.) Hill

First published in Hort. Kew.: 63 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Lebanon to Israel. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lebanon-Syria, Palestine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ball, J. [s.n.] West Bank Centaurea crocodylium K002105036 No
Pinard [s.n.] Centaurea crocodylium K002105038 No
Boissier, E. [s.n.] Centaurea crocodylium K001623097 Yes
Viguier, A. [948] West Bank Centaurea crocodylium K002105040 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria Centaurea crocodylium K002105035 No
[H]les Sohi [610] Jordan Centaurea crocodylium K002105037 No
Meyers, F. [3410] West Bank Centaurea crocodylium K002105041 No
Gouan [s.n.] Centaurea crocodylium K002022741 Yes
Ball, J. [1247] Iraq Centaurea crocodylium K002105039 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria Centaurea crocodylium K002105034 No
Gay, J. [s.n.] Centaurea crocodylium K002022740 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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