''Catananche'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flowering plants in the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

. It is

native Native may refer to: People * '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood * '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Nat ...

to dry meadows in the Mediterranean region. They are cultivated for their cornflower-like blooms appearing in summer, in shades of blue, yellow and white. They are suitable for a sunny border, and for dried flower arrangements. ; Species * '' Catananche arenaria'' Coss. & Durieu - Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania * '' Catananche caerulea'' L. - Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco * '' Catananche caespitosa'' Desf. - Algeria, Morocco * '' Catananche lutea'' L. - Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco * '' Catananche montana'' Coss. & Durieu - Algeria, Morocco

Phylogeny

According to recent genetic analyses, the genus ''Catananche'' is related to the genera '' Hymenonema'', ''

Scolymus ''Scolymus'' is a genus of annual, biennial or perennial, herbaceous plants that is assigned to the family Asteraceae, and can be found in Macaronesia, around the Mediterranean, and in the Middle East. All species are spiny, thistle-like in appea ...

'' and ''

Gundelia ''Gundelia'' or tumble thistle is a low to high (20–100 cm) thistle-like Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant with latex, spiny compound inflorescences, reminiscent of teasles and eryngos, that contain cream, yellow, greenish, pink, ...

''. This results in the following relationship tree.

References

* Cichorieae Asteraceae genera {{Cichorieae-stub