Carlina acanthifolia, All.

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11. C. acanthifolia All. , Auct. Syn. Stirp. Horti Taur. 15 (1773).

Acaulescent, monocarpic perennial. Leaves 10-30 x 6-15 cm, ovate- to oblong-elliptical, li-2| times as long as wide, pinnatifid to pinnatisect, spinose-dentate, arachnoid-tomentose at least beneath, the lower petiolate, the upper usually sessile. Capitulum 30-70 mm in diameter. Outer involucral bracts 25-30 mm; inner bracts 35-55 mm, yellowish. Florets lilac. Achenes c. 5 mm; pappus 20-25 mm. 2л?= 20. • S. & E. C. Europe, mainly in the mountains, from C. France and S. Poland to the Pyrenees, S. Italy and N. Greece. Al Bu Ga Gr Hs It Ju Po Rm Rs (C, W).