Phonus

Phonus
Phonus arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus:
Hill
Synonyms[1]

Heracantha Hoffmanns. & Link

Phonus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes four species native to the Mediterranean basin, Macaronesia, western and Central Asia, the Caucasus, Ukraine, and southern European Russia.[1]

Species

Four species are accepted.[1]

  • Phonus arborescens (L.) G.López
  • Phonus lanatus (L.) Hill
  • Phonus mareoticus (Delile) G.López
  • Phonus rhiphaeus (Font Quer & Pau) G.López

References

  1. ^ a b c "Phonus Hill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2025.