Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cardueae > Genus Volutaria

Volutaria muricata (L.) Maire

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Volutaria*	Cass.	accepted genus name
*Amberboi*	Adans.	homotypic synonym
*Volutarella*	Cass.	homotypic synonym
*Cyanopsis*	Cass.	heterotypic synonym
*Volutaria belouinii*	(Humbert) Maire	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria bollei*	(Bolle) A. Hansen & G. Kunkel	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria canariensis*	Wagenitz	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria crupinoides*	(Desf.) Maire	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria lippii*	(L.) Maire	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria maroccana*	(Barratte & Murb.) Maire	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria muricata*	(L.) Maire	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria saharae*	(L. Chevall.) Wagenitz	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria sinaica*	(DC.) Wagenitz	taxonomically included in
*Volutaria tubuliflora*	(Murb.) Sennen	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Centaurea muricata*	L.	basionym
*Amberboa muricata*	(L.) DC.	homotypic synonym
*Cyanopsis muricata*	(L.) Dostál	homotypic synonym
*Amberboa micractis*	Boiss. & Reut.	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea pubigera*	Pers.	heterotypic synonym
*Cyanopsis radiatissima*	Cass.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Spanish, Castillian: ambarina silvestre; cabezuela; esteba

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Jahandiez & Maire, Cat. Pl. Maroc: 817. 1934

Genbank

Citation

Greuter, W. Volutaria muricata (L.) Maire. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/2d513306-6914-4808-ac81-514edcacf1db

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Occurrence

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Managed

No data

Environment

no data

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.