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

Galactites tomentosus Moench

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Galactites*	Moench	accepted genus name
*Lupsia*	Kuntze	homotypic synonym
*Galactites duriaei*	Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Galactites mutabilis*	Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Galactites tomentosus*	Moench	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Lupsia galactites*	(L.) Kuntze	homotypic synonym
*Centaurea elegans*	All.	heterotypic synonym; nom. rej. prop.
*Galactites elegans*	(All.) Soldano	heterotypic synonym
*Galactites pumilus*	Porta	heterotypic synonym
*Centaurea galactites*	L.	replaced synonym
*Galactites tomentosa*	Moench	orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: Cënuk shajakor sources: Vangjeli, J. (ed.) 2000: Flore de l'Albanie 4

Corsican: Battichristu sources: Gamisans, J. 2007: Flora Corsica

English: Mediterranean Thistle sources: Haslam, S. M., Sell, P. D. & Wolsely, P. A. 1977: A Flora of the Maltese Islands. – Msida

Finnish: kampamaito-ohdake sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

French: Chardon laiteux; Galactite cotonneux; Galactite tomenteux; Galactitès; Galactitès sources: 2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/;Gamisans, J. 2007: Flora Corsica