Tyrimnus

Tyrimnus is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.^[3][4] The only known species is Tyrimnus leucographus, native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.^[3][5]

Tyrimnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Carduinae
Genus:	Tyrimnus (Cass.) Cass.[1]
Species:	T. leucographus
Binomial name
Tyrimnus leucographus (L.) Cass.
Synonyms[2]
Carduus leucographus L. (type species)[1] Tyrimnus leucographus f. albiflorus Röhl. Acarna leucographa Hill Cirsium maculatum Lam.