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

Atractylis L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Acarna*	Boehm.	heterotypic synonym
*Atractylis arabica*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis arbuscula*	Svent. & Michaelis	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis aristata*	Batt.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis auranitica*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis babelii*	Hochr.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis boulosii*	Täckh.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis caerulea*	Batt.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis caespitosa*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis cancellata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis carduus*	(Forssk.) C. Chr.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis delicatula*	L. Chevall.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis echinata*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis humilis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis mernephthae*	Asch., Schweinf. & Letourn.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis phaeolepis*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis phazaniae*	R. Corti	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis polycephala*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis preauxiana*	Sch. Bip.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis prolifera*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis serrata*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis serratuloides*	(Cass.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Atractylis tutinii*	Franco	taxonomically included in

Children

Atractylis arabica Rech. f.
Atractylis arbuscula Svent. & Michaelis
Atractylis aristata Batt.
Atractylis auranitica Rech. f.
Atractylis babelii Hochr.
Atractylis boulosii Täckh.
Atractylis caerulea Batt.
Atractylis caespitosa Desf.
Atractylis cancellata L.
Atractylis carduus (Forssk.) C. Chr.
Atractylis delicatula L. Chevall.
Atractylis echinata Pomel
Atractylis humilis L.
Atractylis mernephthae Asch., Schweinf. & Letourn.
Atractylis phaeolepis Pomel
Atractylis phazaniae R. Corti
Atractylis polycephala Coss.
Atractylis preauxiana Sch. Bip.
Atractylis prolifera Boiss.
Atractylis serrata Pomel
Atractylis serratuloides (Cass.) DC.
Atractylis tutinii Franco

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Arabic: أَدّاد; أَدّاد; أَشْخيص; أَشْخيص sources: Nehmé, M. 2000: Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Flore du Liban;Nehmé, M. 2008: Etymological Dictionary of Syrian Flora

Hebrew: חורשף; חֻרְשָׁף sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Italian: Masticogna

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 829. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Greuter, W. Atractylis L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ce126690-303b-4db9-8d91-ed967939180b

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Occurrence

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Managed

No data

Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status VU 2000 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources