Xeranthemum

Xeranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Europe. It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.

Species
Species include:


 * 1) Xeranthemum annuum L. ("annual everlasting"): Central + southern Europe from Spain to Dagestan; Turkey, Caucasus
 * 2) Xeranthemum cylindraceum Sm. : Central + southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine; Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel
 * 3) Xeranthemum cylindricum Spreng.
 * 4) Xeranthemum inapertum (L.) Mill. : southern Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia from Morocco to Turkmenistan
 * 5) Xeranthemum longepapposum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. : southeastern Europe, southwestern and central Asia
 * 6) Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss. : Greece, southwestern and central Asia