''Globularia'' is a

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of about 22

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the

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Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...

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to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

mat-forming

perennials A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also widel ...

subshrub A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Der ...

s, with leathery oval

leaves A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...

1–10 cm long. The

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

s are produced in dense

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

s ( capitula) held above the plant on a 1–30 cm tall stem; the capitula is 1–3 cm in diameter, with numerous tightly packed purple, violet, pink or white flowers. ''Globularia'' species are used as food plants by the

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e of some

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species including '' Coleophora virgatella''. Several members of the genus, such as ''

Globularia cordifolia ''Globularia cordifolia'', the heart-leaved globe daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to the mountains of central and southern Europe, and western Turkey. It is a mat-forming evergreen perennial growing to ...

'' and '' Globularia punctata'', are cultivated and sold for garden use. Under the old

Cronquist system The Cronquist system is a taxonomic classification system of flowering plants. It was developed by Arthur Cronquist in a series of monographs and texts, including ''The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants'' (1968; 2nd edition, 1988) a ...

of plant classification, they were treated in their own family, Globulariaceae, but genetic evidence has shown that the genus belongs in the family

. Most species are known as globe daisies or globularias.

Species

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Globularia alypum ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming perennials or sub ...

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Globularia amygdalifolia ''Globularia amygdalifolia'' is a flowering plant of the family Plantaginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Ter ...

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Globularia ascanii ''Globularia ascanii '' is native to Gran Canaria island of the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, :es:Canarias, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community ...

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Globularia bisnagarica ''Globularia bisnagarica'', the common ball flower, is a species of plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. Description ''Globularia bisnagarica'' grows to in height. It is a perennial plant A perennial plant or simply perennial i ...

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Globularia dumulosa ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming perennials or sub ...

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Globularia greuteri ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming perennials or sub ...

''Mateos, M. A. and B. Valdés. (2006)
A new species of ''Globularia'' (Globulariaceae) from the Talassemtane National Park, N. Morocco.
''Willdenowia'' Bd. 36, H. 1, Special Issue: Festschrift Werner Greuter. 409-12. *''

Globularia incanescens ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming perennials or sub ...

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Globularia meridionalis ''Globularia meridionalis'' is a plant species in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a perennial plant. It has a dark evergreen foliage A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne lat ...

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Globularia nudicaulis ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming perennials or su ...

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Globularia orientalis ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming perennials or sub ...

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Globularia repens ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Plantaginaceae, native plant, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen ...

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Globularia salicina ''Globularia salicina'' is a shrub native to the archipelago of Madeira and to the central and western Canary Islands. Description Erect shrub up to 2 m high with slender branches. Leaves 3.5-7 x 0.5–3 cm, alternate, narrowly to broadly ...

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Globularia sarcophylla ''Globularia sarcophylla'' is a plant endemic to Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Af ...

'' *'' Globularia stygia'' *'' Globularia trichosantha'' *'' Globularia vulgaris''

References

Plantaginaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Plantaginaceae-stub