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Xeranthemum
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Xeranthemum annuum
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Xeranthemum
Synonyms

Xeroloma Cass.

Xeranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in 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

Xeranthemum annuum is also known as annual everlasting or immortelle. It is native to eastern Europe and western Asia, is cultivated as a garden flower. It has become naturalised in other parts of Europe.

The immortelle is a symbol of eternity and immortality. It is an annual plant of dry, sunny lawns. The leaves are typically elongated, spear-like with a silvery-gray color, and the leaves are downy. Immortelles bloom during the summer months, from June to September, when the populations are a delightful pink-lilac flower field.

Immortelle is easy to hold because it feels comfortable in dry, sunny conditions.

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

See also

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