Asteraceae
Phonus

Phonus lanatus (L.) Hill

First published in Hort. Kew.: 56 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, S. Central & E. Europe to Medit. and W. Himalaya. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Arizona, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Ethiopia, Germany, Great Britain, Juan Fernández Is., Massachusetts, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Norway, Oklahoma, Oregon, Poland, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Texas, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Carthamus lanatus subspec. lanatus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bourgeau, E. [248] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091210 No
Banclay, C. [3271] Greece Carthamus lanatus K000809296 No
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [1152] Greece Carthamus lanatus K000772833 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balansa, B. [568] Algeria Carthamus lanatus K000252287 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [38] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091209 No
Heldreich, T.H.H.von [1152] Greece Carthamus lanatus K000772834 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, P.B. [s.n.] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091214 No
Schimper, M.W. [158] Ethiopia Carthamus lanatus K000252288 Unknown Type Material Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091205 No
Mann G. [2485] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091212 No
Brummitt, R.K. [18712] France Carthamus lanatus K000809294 No
Boissier, P.E. [s.n.] Spain Carthamus lanatus K000772832 Type Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [158] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091208 No
Riedle, A. [s.n.] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091211 No
Brummitt, R.K. [19098] France Carthamus lanatus K000809295 No
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [429] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091207 No
Banclay, C. [3207] Greece Carthamus lanatus K000809297 No
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091206 No
Dinn, T.J. [244] Spain Carthamus lanatus K001091213 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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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