Galactites tomentosa
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Galactites
- Species
- Galactites tomentosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Galactites tomentosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus galactitesName author: (L.) Bory & Chaub.
- Carduus orgyalisName author: Steud.
- Carduus orientalisName author: Pers.
- Carduus pungensName author: Pers. ex DC.
- Carduus strictusName author: (Ten.) Steud.
- Centaurea elegansName author: All.
- Centaurea galactitesName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cirsium galactitesName author: (L.) Hill
- Cirsium microcephalumName author: Sch.Bip.
- Cirsium orientaleName author: Spreng.
- Cirsium rheginumName author: Spreng.
- Cirsium siculumName author: Spreng.
- Cirsium strictumName author: Moris
- Cnicus galactitesName author: (L.) Loisel.
- Cnicus orientalisName author: Willd.
- Cnicus rectusName author: Hort.Par. ex DC.
- Crocodilium galactitesName author: Dum.Cours. ex Steud.
- Galactites elegansName author: (All.) Nyman ex Soldano
- Galactites pumilusName author: Porta
- Galactites tomentosa f. roseaName author: Briq. & Cavill.
- Galactites tomentosa var. elegansName author: (All.) DC.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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