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Globularia
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 subshrubs, with leathery oval leaves 1–10 cm (0.4–3.9 in) long. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences (capitula) held above the plant on a 1–30 cm (0.4–11.8 in) 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 larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora virgatella.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Globularia
sectionGlobularia
Empetron
sectionEmpetron
Globularia alypum
complexGlobularia alypum
Leafless-stemmed Globularia
speciesGlobularia nudicaulis
Willow-leaved Globe Flower
speciesGlobularia salicina
Apennine Globularia
speciesGlobularia incanescens
Globularia amygdalifolia
speciesGlobularia amygdalifolia
Globularia orientalis
speciesGlobularia orientalis
Globularia fuxeensis
speciesGlobularia fuxeensis
Globularia sarcophylla
speciesGlobularia sarcophylla
Globularia ascanii
speciesGlobularia ascanii
Globularia × indubia
hybridGlobularia × indubia
Globularia nainii
speciesGlobularia nainii
Globularia stygia
speciesGlobularia stygia
Globularia borjae
speciesGlobularia borjae
Globularia × montiberica
hybridGlobularia × montiberica
Globularia davisiana
speciesGlobularia davisiana
Globularia sintenisii
speciesGlobularia sintenisii
Globularia liouvillei
speciesGlobularia liouvillei
Globularia anatolica
speciesGlobularia anatolica
Globularia dumulosa
speciesGlobularia dumulosa
Globularia hedgei
speciesGlobularia hedgei
Globularia × losae
hybridGlobularia × losae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.722
Stirpium adversaria nova
Matthias de Lobel · 1571 · p.224
Description of Less Known and Rare Plants
Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.163
Elements of Botany
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort · 1719 · p.16
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.382
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128588.