Pterocephalus canus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipsacales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Dipsacales

Pterocephalus canus Coult. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 653 (1830).

Homotypic
- Scabiosa cana (Coult. ex DC.) D.Dietr., Syn. Plant. 1: 448 (1839).
Heterotypic
- Pterocephalus silenifolius Pau, Trab. Mus. Ci. Nat., Ser. Bot. 14: 36 (1918).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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