Galactites

Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The name is derived from the Greek γάλα (= "milk"). The best-known species is Galactites tomentosus.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Madeira, Morocco

Observations recorded46,113

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 105
With media: 64
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: RSA, MO, MIN, NHMUK, LD
Recorded in: Algeria, Canary Islands, Spain, Greece, Morocco, France, Portugal

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Asteraceae
Image: Galactites elegans.jpg

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GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4800
topic's main category: Category:Galactites
taxon name: Galactites
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Galactites

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Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The name is derived from the Greek γάλα (= "milk"). The best-known species is Galactites tomentosus.

== Species == Galactites duriaei Spach ex Durieu - Spain, France, Channel Islands (UK), Monaco, Andorra, Gibraltar, Algeria, Morocco Galactites mutabilis Durieu - Algeria, Tunisia Galactites rigualii Figuerola, Stübing & Peris - Spain Galactites tomentosus Moench (sometimes spelled tomentosa but see Tropicos) - Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira

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