Asteraceae
Galactites

Galactites tomentosus Moench

First published in Methodus: 558 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Germany, Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berry, M. (2020). Adventives and Aliens News 21. BSBI News 145: 32-48.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rico, L.; et al. [1827] Tunisia K000296096 No
Trethewy, A.W. [163] Spain K001091184 Yes
Reverchon, E. [250] Italy K000778280 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reverchon, E. [250] Italy K000778278 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reverchon, E. [250] Italy K000778279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Spain K001091186 Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [2] Spain K001091178 Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] Spain K001091185 Yes
Chaytor, D.A. [54] Spain K001091181 Yes
Garland, G.R. [34] Spain K001091187 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [856] Spain K001091179 Yes
Austin, M. [127] Spain K001091182 Yes
Ledru, A.P. [s.n.] Spain K001091180 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K001091183 Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [4] Spain K001091177 Yes
Choulette, S. [153] Algeria Centaurea galactites K001617048 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images