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Pterocephalus plumosus  (L.) COULT.

APG-Fam.: Caprifoliaceae / Honeysuckle Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Dipsacaceae / Teasel Fam.

Synon.:  Pterocephalus papposus  (L.) COULT.

Genus:  Pterocephalus  VAILL. ex ADANS.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	COULT.:		Thomas Coulter (1793 - 1843), Irish physician and explorer
	VAILL.:		Sébastien Vaillant (1669 - 1722), French physician and botanist
	ADANS.:		Michel Adanson (1727 - 1806), French botanist of Scottish descent

Etymology:
	Pterocephalus:		pteron = wing, kephale = head
	plumosus:		feathery
	papposus:		beard (surrounded by a collar of hairs)

Fig. 1:  Pterocephalus plumosus / Downy-Headed Scabious, Annual Pterocephalus Crete, Preveli 3.4.2015

Fig. 2:  Pterocephalus plumosus / Downy-Headed Scabious, Annual Pterocephalus Crete, Preveli 3.4.2015

Fig. 3:  Pterocephalus plumosus / Downy-Headed Scabious, Annual Pterocephalus Crete, Preveli 3.4.2015

Fig. 4:  Pterocephalus plumosus / Downy-Headed Scabious, Annual Pterocephalus Crete, Preveli 3.4.2015

Fig. 5:  Pterocephalus plumosus / Downy-Headed Scabious, Annual Pterocephalus (cultiv.) D Botan. Gar. Universit. Mainz 13.9.2008

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