''Carlina biebersteinii'' is a purple-flowered herb in the tribe
Cardueae of the family
Asteraceae. It is found in
Europe,
Russia,
Kazakhstan and in the
Xinjiang region of
China
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It grows in dry meadows and thickets.
''Carlina biebersteinii'' Bernh. ex Hornem., Suppl. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 94. 1819.
[J.W. Hornemann, Supplementum Horti botanici hafniensis 94. 1819.]
Subspecies:
* ''Carlina biebersteinii'' var. ''fennica'' Meusel & Kästner (synonym: ''Carlina fennica'' (Meusel & Kästner) Tzvelev)
Gallery
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References
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biebersteinii
Flora of China
Flora of Xinjiang
Flora of Russia
Flora of Kazakhstan
Flora of Europe
Plants described in 1819