Asteraceae
Ptilostemon afer
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ptilostemon
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Common names
By language (1)
- German
- Elfenbeindistel
Synonyms
- Carduus afer Jacq.
- Cirsium afrum (Jacq.) Fisch.
- Cnicus afer (Jacq.) Sm.
- Lamyra bulgarensis Tamamsch.
- Ptilostemon afer subsp. afer
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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.