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Ver. 24.11
November 5th, 2024

501.0000 Family Plantaginaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 89 (1789), nom. cons.
93 genera, ca. 2050 spp.
Species listed in database: 2090; hybrids: 91
= Antirrhinaceae Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 154, 640 (1807)
= Aragoaceae D.Don; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 19: 109, 113 (1835)
= Callitrichaceae Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 7 (1821), nom. cons.
= Chelonaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 124 (1820)
= Digitalidaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 202 (1820)
= Ellisiophyllaceae Honda; M. Honda & M. Sakisaka, Daikou Nippon Shokubutsu Bunraigaku (Syst. Pl. Japon.): 372 (1930)
= Erinaceae Pfeiff.; Nomencl. Bot. 1: 1236 (1874)
= Globulariaceae DC.; Lam. & A. DC., Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 3: 427 (1805), nom. cons.
= Gratiolaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 294 (1820)
= Hippuridaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 265, 278 (1818), nom. cons.
= Linariaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 243 (1820)
= Littorellaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 290, 294 (1822)
= Oxycladaceae Schnizl.; Iconogr. Fam. Regni Veg. 2: ad t. 151xx (1857-1870)
= Psylliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 69 (1834)
= Sibthorpiaceae D.Don; Edinburgh New Philos. J. 19: 114 (1835)
= Trapellaceae Honda & Sakis.; Daikou Nippon Shokubutsu Bunraigaku [Syst. Pl. Japon.]: 378 (1930)
= Veronicaceae Cassel; Lehrb. Nat. Pflanzenord.: 366 (1817)
501.4002 Genus Globularia L.; Sp. Pl. 1: 95 (1753)
Distribution: Canary Isl., Cape Verde Isl., Europe, Mediterranean, W-Asia; 2 Crimea, Caucasus
Species listed in database: 27; hybrids: 3
= Abolaria Neck.; Elem. 1: 105 (1790)
= Alypum Fisch.; Hort. Gorenk. ed. II. 19 (1812)
= Carradoria A.DC.; Prod. 12: 610 (1848)
= Lytanthus Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 271 (1895)
= xLytanthobularia Svent.; Addit. Fl. Canar. 1: 57 (1960)
species :
Globularia alypum L.; Sp. Pl. 95 (1753)
Name: Strauchige Kugelblume (DE); Shrubby Globularia (EN)
Distribution: Spain; Baleares; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa); Slovenia; Croatia; ?Montenegro; ?Serbia; Kosovo; Albania; European Turkey; Greece (Chalkidiki, C-Greece, Peloponissos, Attiki, Evvoia, Sporades, Ionian Isl.); Crete (C-Crete, Gavdos Isl.); Morocco; Algeria (incl. Tassili n´Ajjer, Tefedest); Tunisia; Libya; N-Chad (Tibesti); East Aegaean Isl. (Chios, Rhodos); Turkey (W-Anatolia)
12 BAL COR FRA SAR SPA 13 ALB CRO GRC ITA KOS KRI PEL SIC SLV TUE 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 24 CHA 34 EAI TUR
Remarks: alypum agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Alypum monspeliensium Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n. s. 17: 142 (1869)
= Alypum salicifolium Fisch.; Cat. Hort. Gorenk. ed. II. 19 (1812)
= Globularia alypum subsp. murbeckii Sennen; Cat. Fl. Rif. Orient.: 99 (1933)
= Globularia alypum var. murbeckii (Sennen) Maire; [nom. inval.]
= Globularia alypum var. pycnantha Sennen & Pau; Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 23: 45 (1913)
= Globularia turbith Willk.; Rech. Organ. Class. Globular.: 26 (1850), nom. inval.
= Globularia virgata Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 52 (1796), nom. superfl.
species :
Globularia amygdalifolia Webb; Niger Fl. [Hook.] 133 (1849)
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Nicolau, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Fogo Isl., Ilha Brava)
21 CVI
Synonyms: hidden
= Lytanthus amygdalifolius (Webb) Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 272 (1895)
species :
Globularia anatolica A.Duran, Ö.Çetin & M.Öztürk; Nordic J. Bot. 27(3): 232 (2009)
Distribution: Turkey
34 TUR
species :
Globularia arabica Jaub. & Spach; Ill. Pl. Or. 3: 76, t. 260 (1848)
Distribution: Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt (Eastern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Delta, NW-coastal Egypt); Mauritania; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Israel (coastal W-Israel); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai, S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (Asir)
20 ALG EGY LBY MOR TUN 22 MTN 24 DJI ERI SOM 34 ISR JOR SIN 35 SAU
Remarks: alypum agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia alypum subsp. arabica (Jaub. & Spach) Maire
= Globularia alypum var. arabica (Jaub. & Spach) Cavara & Grande; Bull. Soc. Ital. Bot. 1925: 105 (1925)
= Globularia alypum var. eriocephala (Pomel) Batt.; Fl. Algerie [Battandier & Trab.] Dicot.: 746 (1890)
= Globularia alypum var. fallax Maire; Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 27: 253 (1936)
= Globularia alypum var. vesceritensis Batt.; Fl. Algerie [Battandier & Trab.] Dicot.: 746 (1890)
= Globularia eriocephala Pomel; Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 111 (1875)
= Globularia trichocalyx Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 689 (1840)
species :
Globularia ascanii Bramwell & Kunkel; Cuad. Bot. Canar. 22: 15 (1974)
Name: Ascan-Kugelblume (DE); Mosquera de Tamadaba (ES)
Distribution: Canary Isl. (Gran Canaria)
21 CNY
species :
Globularia bisnagarica L.; Sp. Pl. 96 (1753)
Name: Gewöhnliche Kugelblume (DE)
Distribution: Belgium; Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, +Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, +Saarland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Austria; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; NE-Spain; Andorra; France; Italy; San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; ?Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; ?North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (NC- & NE-Greece, south to Mt. Olimbos, Athos); Estonia [I]; +Lithuania [I]; C-European Russia; E-European Russia; Kazakhstan; Northern Caucasus; Transcaucasus
11 AUT BGM CZE GER HUN LIE SLO SWI 12 ADO FRA SPA 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS ROM SLV SMA SRB TUE 14 est lit RUS 32 KAZ 33 NCS
Remarks: vulgaris agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia adolphi Sennen; Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 35: 25 (1936)
= Globularia aphyllanthes Crantz; Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 350 (1766), nom. illeg.
= Globularia bolosii Sennen; Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 11: 238 (1912)
= Globularia caespitosa Ortega ex A.DC.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 12: 612 (1848)
= Globularia cambessedesii subsp. hispanica Willk.; Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Hispan.: 141 (1893)
= Globularia castellana Sennen; Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 21: 123 (1911)
= Globularia elongata Hegetschw.; Fl. Schweiz, 114 (1839)
= Globularia linifolia subsp. hispanica (Willk.) M.B.Crespo & Mateo; Flora Montiber. 45: 92 (2010)
= Globularia multicaulis Ten. ex Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 608 (1881)
= Globularia punctata Lapeyr.; Hist. Abr. Pyr. 57 (1813)
= Globularia pungens Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange; Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 384 (1868)
= Globularia spinosa var. minor Willk.; Rech. Organ. Class. Globular.: 20 (1850)
= Globularia tenella Lange; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1 (1863)
= Globularia vulgaris proles tenella (Lange) Rouy; Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 211 (1909)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. montserratensis Sennen; Diagn. Nouv.: 97 (1936)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. tenella (Lange) P.Fourn.; Quatre Fl. France: 845 (1938)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. willkommii (Nyman) F.Herm.; 431 (1912), isonym
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. willkommii (Nyman) Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 286 (1895)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. willkommii P.Fourn.; Quatre Fl. France: 845 (1938)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. willkommii Rouy; Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 211 (1909)
= Globularia willkommii Nyman; Syll. Fl. Eur. 140 (1855)
species :
Globularia cordifolia L.; Sp. Pl. 96 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. cordifolia
Name: Herzblättrige Kugelblume (DE)
Distribution: Germany (Bayern); Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Austria; Slovakia; Hungary; NE-Spain; Andorra; France; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; ?Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; ?North Macedonia; Albania; Bulgaria; N-Greece (mountains, incl. Mt. Athos); Turkey (N-Anatolia)
11 AUT GER HUN LIE SLO SWI 12 ADO FRA SPA 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS SLV SRB 34 TUR
Remarks: vulgaris agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia cordifolia var. spathulifolia Beck ex Murr; 292 (1924)
= Globularia cuneifolia Chaix; 58 (1785), nom. illeg.
= Globularia minima Vill.; Hist. Pl. Dauphiné (Vill.) 2: 298 (1787)
= Globularia saxatilis Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 52 (1796), nom. superfl.
subspecies :
subsp. neapolitana (O.Schwarz) Milletti ex Del Guacchio, Innangi & P.Caputo; Phytotaxa 449(3): 220 (2020)
Distribution: S-Italy (around Napoli)
13 ITA
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia bellidifolia var. minor Ten.; Syll. Pl. Fl. Neapol.: 59 (1831)
= Globularia neapolitana O.Schwarz; Bot. Jahrb. 69: 348 (1938)
species :
Globularia davisiana O.Schwarz; Kew Bull. 1949: 309, t. 3 (1949)
Distribution: Turkey (SSW-Anatolia)
34 TUR
species :
Globularia dumulosa O.Schwarz; Bot. Jahrb. 69: 350 (1938)
Distribution: Turkey (SW-Anatolia)
34 TUR
species :
Globularia fuxeensis Giraud; Bull. Soc. Étud. Sci. Angers 17: 53 (1889), pro hybr.
Distribution: N-Spain; Andorra; SW-France (Pyrenees)
12 ADO FRA SPA
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia gracilis Rouy & J.A.Richt.; Rouy, Ill. Pl. Eur. Rar. 10: 81 (1898)
= Globularia nudicaulis proles gracilis (Rouy & J.A.Richt.) Rouy; Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 214 (1909)
= Globularia nudicaulis subsp. gracilis (Rouy & J.A.Richt.) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot; Fl. Man. Països Catalans: 1213 (1990)
= Globularia nudicaulis var. gracilis (Rouy & J.A.Richt.) P.Fourn.; Quatre Fl. France: 846 (1938)
= Globularia ×galissieri Giraudias; Bull. Soc. Bot. Rochel. 11: 208 (1889 publ. 1890)
species :
Globularia hedgei H.Duman; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 137(4): 425 (2001)
Distribution: Turkey
34 TUR
species :
Globularia incanescens Viv.; Fl. Ital. Fragm. 2 (1808)
Distribution: C- & NW-Italy (N-Appennini, Alpi Apuane)
13 ITA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carradoria incanescens (Viv.) A.DC.; Prod. 12: 610 (1848)
= Globularia glauca Balb. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 688 (1840)
species :
Globularia linifolia Lam.; Encyc. 2: 731 (1788)
Distribution: Spain
12 SPA
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia cambessedesii Willk.; Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Hispan.: 140 (1893), nom. superfl.
= Globularia valentina Willk.; Rech. Organ. Class. Globular.: 21 (1850)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. cambessedesii (Willk.) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Collect. Bot. 14: 99 (1983)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. cambessedesii Malag.; Sin. Fl. Ibér. 96: 1534 (1979)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. valentina (Willk.) Mateo & Figuerola; Fl. Analit. Valencia: 368 (1987), nom. superfl.
species :
Globularia liouvillei Jahand. & Maire; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 14: 68 (1923)
subspecies :
subsp. liouvillei
Distribution: Morocco
20 MOR
subspecies :
subsp. greuteri (Mateos & Valdés) Fennane; Fl. Prat. Maroc. 2: 555 (2007)
Distribution: Morocco
20 MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia greuteri Mateos & Valdés; Willdenowia 36(1): 410 (2006)
species :
Globularia majoricensis Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 47: 124 (1900)
Distribution: Baleares (Mallorca)
12 BAL
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia bianoris Sennen; Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 35: 24 (1936)
= Globularia spinosa var. major Willk.; Rech. Organ. Class. Globular.: 20 (1850)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. majoricensis (Gand.) Gand.; Nov. Consp. Fl. Eur.: 239 (1910)
species :
Globularia meridionalis (Podp.) O.Schwarz; Bot. Jahrb. 69: 345 (1938)
Name: Südliche Kugelblume
Distribution: Austria; Italy; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Serbia; Kosovo; Albania; Bulgaria
11 AUT 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO ITA KOS SRB
Remarks: vulgaris agg. Frequently included in G. cordifolia
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia bellidifolia Ten.; Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): XI (1811), nom. illeg. (non Salisb. 1796)
= Globularia cordifolia subsp. bellidifolia (Nyman) Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 285 (1895)
= Globularia cordifolia subsp. meridionalis Podp.; Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 52: 668 (1902)
= Globularia nana subsp. bellidifolia (Ten.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 608 (1881)
species :
Globularia nainii Batt.; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 12: 10 (1921)
Distribution: Morocco
20 MOR
species :
Globularia nudicaulis L.; Sp. Pl. 97 (1753)
Name: Nacktstängel-Kugelblume (DE)
Distribution: Germany (Bayern); Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Austria; N-Spain; Andorra; France; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia
11 AUT GER LIE SWI 12 ADO FRA SPA 13 CRO ITA SLV
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia alpina Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 52 (1796), nom. superfl.
species :
Globularia orientalis L.; Sp. Pl. 97 (1753)
Distribution: Turkey (Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia)
34 TUR
variant :
var. nevshehirensis Akgül; Ot Sist. Bot. Dergisi 26(2): 35 (2019)
Distribution: Turkey
34 TUR
species :
Globularia repens Lam.; Fl. Fr. 2: 325 (1778)
Name: Kriechende Kugelblume
Distribution: N-Spain; Andorra; France; Italy
12 ADO FRA SPA 13 ITA
Remarks: vulgaris agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia borjae (G.López) López Udias, Fabregat & Mateo; Flora Montiberica 16: 35 (2000)
= Globularia cordifolia proles nana (Lam.) Rouy; Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 213 (1909)
= Globularia cordifolia subsp. nana P.Fourn.; Quatre Fl. France: 846 (1938)
= Globularia cordifolia subsp. repens (Lam.) Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 285 (1895)
= Globularia cordifolia var. borjae (G.López) O.Bolòs et al.; Fl. Man. Paísos Catalans: 1213 (1990)
= Globularia cordifolia var. nana (Lam.) Cambess.; Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 9: 27 (1826)
= Globularia cordifolia var. repens (Lam.) Bolzon; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 20: 309 (1913)
= Globularia nana Lam.; Encycl. [Lam. & al.] 2(2): 731 (1788)
= Globularia oscensis Coincy; J. Bot. (Morot) 14: 112 (1900)
= Globularia repens subsp. borjae G.López Gonzalez; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 37(1): 97 (1980)
= Globularia repens var. borjae (G.López) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot; Fl. Man. Països Catalans: 1213 (1990)
species :
Globularia salicina Lam.; Encyc. 2: 732 (1788)
Name: Weidenblättrige Kugelblume (DE); Mosquera comun (ES)
Distribution: Madeira (Madeira Isl., Porto Santo Isl.); Canary Isl. (Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, Hierro, La Palma)
21 CNY MDR
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia longifolia Aiton; Hort. Kew. 1: 130 (1789)
= Globularia procera Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 52 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Lytanthus salicinus (Lam.) Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 272 (1895)
species :
Globularia sarcophylla Svent.; Bol. Inst. Nac. Invest. Agron., Madrid 14: No. 30, 40 (1954)
Name: Dickblättrige Kugelblume (DE); Mosquera de Tirajana (ES)
Distribution: Canary Isl. (Gran Canaria)
21 CNY
species :
Globularia sintenisii Hausskn. & Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 274, t. 7 (1895)
Distribution: Turkey (SE-Anatolia); Iran (NE-Iran: Mts.)
34 IRN TUR
species :
Globularia spinosa L.; Sp. Pl. 96 (1753)
Distribution: S- & SE-Spain
12 SPA
Remarks: vulgaris agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia bellidifolia Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 52 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Globularia ilicifolia Willk.; Rech. Organ. Class. Globular.: 24 (1850)
= Globularia spinosa var. subscaposa Pau ex G.López Gonzalez; An. Inst. Bot. A. J. Cav. 36: 286 (1979 publ. 1980)
species :
Globularia stygia Orph.; Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 60 (1859)
Distribution: S-Greece (Mt. Chelmos, Mt. Killini, Mt. Taygetos)
13 GRC
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia cordifolia subsp. stygia (Boiss.) Wettst.
species :
Globularia trichosantha Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 5: 36 (1839)
subspecies :
subsp. trichosantha
Distribution: Bulgaria; European Turkey; Crimea; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, W-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq); Iran (Iranian Aserbaijan); Syria (NW-Syria, W-Syrian Mountains)
13 BUL TUE 14 KRY 33 ARM AZE GEO 34 IRN IRQ SYR TUR
Remarks: vulgaris agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. trichosantha (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 286 (1895)
= Globularia macrantha K.Koch ex Walp.; Rep. 4: 175 (1845)
= Globularia pallida K.Koch; Linnaea 22: 654 (1849)
subspecies :
subsp. longisepala Contandr. & Quézel; Ann. Univ. Provence, Biol. Ecol. Medit. 5(1): 6 (1978 publ. 1979)
Distribution: Turkey
34 TUR
species :
Globularia vulgaris L.; Sp. Pl. 96 (1753)
Distribution: Sweden (Øland, Gotland)
10 SWE
Remarks: vulgaris agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Globularia collina Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 52 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Globularia linnaei Rouy; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 29: 350 (1882), nom. superfl.
= Globularia suecica Nyman; Syll. Fl. Eur.: 140 (1855)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. linnaei Rouy; Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 212 (1909)
= Globularia vulgaris subsp. linnaei Wettst.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 286 (1895), nom. inval.
= Globularia vulgaris var. elatior Gaudin; Fl. Helv. 1: 379 (1828)
= Globularia vulgaris var. oelandica Lange; Oeder et al., Fl. Dan. Suppl. 2: t. 84 (1865)
species :
Globularia ×indubia (Svent.) G.Kunkel; Cuad. Bot. Canaria 8: 10 (1970)
Distribution: Canary Isl. (Gran Canaria)
21 CNY
Remarks: Globularia salicina x sarcophylla
Synonyms: hidden
= xLytanthobularia indubia Svent.; Addit. Fl. Canar. 1: 57 (1960)
species :
Globularia ×losae L.Villar, Sesé & J.V.Ferrández; Collect. Bot. 23: 139 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Spain
12 SPA
Remarks: Globularia fuxeensis x repens
species :
Globularia ×montiberica G.López Gonzalez; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 37(1): 97 (1980)
Distribution: Spain
12 SPA
Remarks: G. borjae x repens
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