Cardopatium

Cardopatium is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. ^[4] They are native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region.^[5][6]

Species^[2][5][7]

• Cardopatium amethystinum Spach - Algeria, Tunisia
• Cardopatium corymbosum (L.) Pers. - Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Algeria

Cardopatium
Cardopatium corymbosum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Cardopatiinae
Genus:	Cardopatium Juss.
Type species
Cardopatium corymbosum (L.) Pers.
Synonyms[2]
Cardopatum spelling variant Broteroa Kuntze Brotera Willd. 1803 not Cav. 1799 (Malvaceae) nor Spreng. 1801 (Asteraceae) nor Spreng. 1801 (Lamiaceae) nor Vell. 1825 (Malvaceae)[3] Chamalium Juss.