Xeranthemum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Xeranthemum |
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| Xeranthemum annuum | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Subtribe: | Xerantheminae |
| Genus: | Xeranthemum L. |
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Xeroloma Cass. |
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Xeranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Europe.
It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.
Species
Species include:
- Xeranthemum annuum L. ("annual everlasting"): Central + southern Europe from Spain to Dagestan; Turkey, Caucasus
Xeranthemum annuum is also known as annual everlasting or immortelle. It is native to eastern Europe and western Asia, is cultivated as a garden flower. It has become naturalised in other parts of Europe.
The immortelle is a symbol of eternity and immortality. It is an annual plant of dry, sunny lawns. The leaves are typically elongated, spear-like with a silvery-gray color, and the leaves are downy. Immortelles bloom during the summer months, from June to September, when the populations are a delightful pink-lilac flower field.
Immortelle is easy to hold because it feels comfortable in dry, sunny conditions.
- Xeranthemum cylindraceum Sm.: Central + southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine; Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel
- Xeranthemum cylindricum Spreng.
- Xeranthemum inapertum (L.) Mill.: southern Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia from Morocco to Turkmenistan
- Xeranthemum longepapposum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.: southeastern Europe, southwestern and central Asia
- Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss.: Greece, southwestern and central Asia
See also
In Spanish: Xeranthemum para niños
