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Asteraceae

African carline thistle

Carlina involucrata Poir.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Carlina

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
أداد قنابي, زند العبد
English
African carline thistle
Maltese
Sajtun

Synonyms

  • Carlina corymbosa subsp. involucrata (Poir.) Holmboe
  • Carlina corymbosa var. involucrata (Poir.) Boiss.
  • Carlina involucrata subsp. involucrata
  • Carlina involucrata var. involucrata

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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.