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Atractylis cancellata (Cage Thistle) |
Atractylis cancellata (ASTERACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Atractylis cancellata L.
Published in Sp. Pl. 830 (1753) | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonym:
No Main Synonyms
Full list of synonyms :
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Plant Family : | Asteraceae (=Compositae) The Daisy or Sunflower Family 125 Asteraceae species recorded from Malta.
Bercht. & J.Presl | English name(s) : | Cage Thistle | Maltese name(s) : | Xewk tal-gaġġa | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce
Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (Annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Apr-May | Colour of Flowers: | Violet or Pink | Remarks : | A rare and declining species due to habitat loss and which may face extinction from the Maltese Islands if its habitat is not safeguarded. Atractylis cancellata is a short plant (about 5-12cm ) and is negatively effected by high weedy vegetation (ruderals, ermes, invasive alien species, etc.) spreading in low garigue and steppe. Thanks to Mr. Darrin Stevens for stating a location where he found a small population of this species in Malta back in the mid 90's. On visiting this site on the 7th June 2011, only 2 specimens were found. |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Slender annual; stems 3-30 cm, white-lanate, glabrescent. Leaves greenish, arachnoid-pubescent; basal up to 50 × 8 mm, oblong-obovate to spathulate dentate, shortly spiny; cauline up to 30 × 6 mm, oblong-lanceolate, dentate, spiny. Involucre 5-20 × 5-15 mm, surrounded by upper leaves; outer involucral bracts erect, with acicular-subulate, excurrent rhachis; middle and inner bracts very unequal, lanceolate, acute, subulate, more or less lanate. Achenes 3-4 × 1·5-2 mm; pappus 8-10 mm, white. |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region, S. Portugal |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
the Balaeric Islands, Crete, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
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AE(G) Ag Bl(I M N) dCa(C F G L P T) Cr Cy Eg Ga(F) †Ga(M) Gr Hs(G S) Ir It Jo Le Li Lu Ma Mk Sa Si(M S) Sn Sy Tn Tu(A) |
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