Family |
Asteraceae
Carlina libanotica
Boiss.
Carlina libanotica Boiss.
Syn. Carlina involucrata Poiret subsp. libanotica (Boiss.) Meusel & Kästner
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 3, Pl. CCLIII nº 1–2; 1983)
Description
Life-form & habit: Perennial, 30–50 cm tall; stem erect, woody at base, simple or branched, covered—like the leaves—with a woolly pubescence.
Leaves: Cauline leaves oblong-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, more or less petiolate, pinnatifid with segments ending in long spines.
Inflorescence & flowers: Capitula large (25–40 mm in diameter), surrounded by involucral bracts always longer than the yellow, linear inner bracts.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowers from summer to autumn.
Habitat & elevation: Roadsides, pastures, and mountain slopes.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution:
Coastal (Ct.): Ras Beyrouth
Mountains (Mm.): ‘Aïn Zehalta, Jabal Sannine, Jabal Kneissé, Jabal Zahour, ‘Ainata
Beqaa (Ve.): ‘Amiq
Syrian distribution:
Anti-Lebanon (A.L.): East of Ouadi-el-Qarn
Mountains (Mm.): Jabal Mattai
Hermon: Southeastern slopes
Native range: Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkey (KEW)