Asteraceae

Stemless atractylis

Carlina gummifera (L.) Less.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carlina

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Stemless atractylis: Atractylis gummifera L. — Photo: Fabio Ippolito, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Stemless atractylis
French: Carline à gomme, Chardon a Glu
Spanish: Aljonje, Camaleón blanco, Cardo ajonjera,, Aonje, Aonjera, Aunje, Aunjera, Camaleon blanco

Synonyms

Acarna gummifera (L.) Willd.
Acarna macrocephala Willd.
Atractylis acaulis Pers.
Atractylis gummifera var. gummifera
Atractylis gummifera var. macrocephala (Desf.) Pott.-Alap.
Atractylis macrocephala Desf.
Carlina fontanesii DC.
Carlina ixia Garsault
Carlina macrocephala Less.
Chamaeleon megacephalus Cass.

Photos

Photo: Fabio Ippolito, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.