''Athamanta'' (or ''Athamantha'') is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family
Apiaceae
Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...
. It is native to
southern Europe
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and
northern Africa
North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...
.
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Species
, Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:[
*'' Athamanta aurea'' (Vis.) Neilr.
*'' Athamanta cervariifolia'' (DC.) DC.
*'' Athamanta cortiana'' Ferrarini
*'' Athamanta cretensis'' L.
*'' Athamanta densa'' Boiss. & Orph.
*'' Athamanta hispanica'' Degen ex Hervier
*'' Athamanta macedonica'' (L.) Spreng.
*'' Athamanta montana'' (Webb ex Christ) Spalik & Wojew. & S.R.Downie
*'' Athamanta sicula'' L.
*'' Athamanta turbith'' (L.) Brot.
*'' Athamanta vayredana'' (Font Quer) C.Pardo
*'' Athamanta vestita'' A.Kern.
]
References
NCBI taxonomy database
ZipCodeZoo entry
Apioideae
Apioideae genera
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