Carlina

See also: carlina

Translingual

Carlina vulgaris

Etymology

New Latin, probably from cardina, a diminutive of Latin carduus (“thistle”), with influence from Carolus Magnus due to an association with Charlemagne or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Proper noun

Carlina f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – carline thistles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Carduoideae - subfamily; Cardueae - tribe; Carlininae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Carlina vulgaris - type species; for other species see Carlina at The Plant List

References

• Carlina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carlina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carlina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Carlina at USDA Plants database
• Carlina at Tropicos
• Carlina at World Register of Marine Species
• Carlina at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Carlina at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Carlina at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Carlina at The Plant List