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	Ptilostemon niveus  (C.PRESL) GREUTER

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Synon.:  Cirsium niveum  (C.PRESL) SPRENG.

Genus:  Ptilostemon  CASS.,  Cirsium  MILL.

Authors:
	C.PRESL:		Carel Borivoj Presl (1794 - 1852), Bohemian botanist
	GREUTER:		Werner Rodolfo Greuter (1938 - ), Swiss botanist
	SPRENG.:		Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766 - 1833), German physician and botanist at Halle
	CASS.:		Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781 - 1832), French botanist
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener

Etymology:
	Ptilostemon:		ptilon = feather, stemon = stamen
	niveus:		snow
	Cirsium:		Greek plant name, from kirsos = varicose vein (medical plant)

Fig. 1:  Ptilostemon niveus / Snowy-Leaved Chamaepuce Sicily, Ficuzza 20.4.2016 (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)

Fig. 2:  Ptilostemon niveus / Snowy-Leaved Chamaepuce Sicily, Ficuzza 20.4.2016 (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)

Fig. 3:  Ptilostemon niveus / Snowy-Leaved Chamaepuce Sicily, Ficuzza 20.4.2016 (Photo: Uwe & Katja Grabner)

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