Corymbose Distaff Thistle

Cardopatium corymbosum

Cardopatium corymbosum is a perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. it is very tangled and thorny, with sky-blue colors. blooms at may-july. it is considered NT in Israel.
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Distribution

North-East Mediterranean Basin:
Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Crete, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Sicilia, Turkey, former Yugoslavia states.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCardopatium
SpeciesCardopatium corymbosum
Photographed in
Israel