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Caprifoliaceae

Pterocephalus

Pterocephalus spathulatus (Lag.) Coult.

First published in Mém. Dipsac.: 32 (1823)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is SE. Spain. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Taxonomy

Distribution
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Other data

Native to:

Spain

Homotypic Synonyms

Knautia spathulata Lag. in Gen. Sp. Pl.: 9 (1816)
Scabiosa spathulata (Lag.) D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 1: 448 (1839)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Pterocephalus niveus (C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) Coult. in Mém. Dipsac.: 32 (1823)
Scabiosa nivea C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 81 (1818)

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1976). Flora Europaea 4: 1-505. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1976). Flora Europaea 4: 1-505. Cambridge University Press.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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