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Carlina

Carlina

9.9
A Mediterranean plant with spiny leaves and large daisy-like flower heads
  • noun
  • /kɑrˈlaɪnə/
  • Specialized
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  • The fields were dotted with the spiny leaves and straw flowers of the Carlina genus.

Examples

  • The rare Carlina is recognized for its unique, silvery flower head found in Mediterranean regions.

  • Botanists collected several Carlina specimens for their study on Mediterranean flora.

  • The Carlina plants thrive in rocky soils.

  • Have you seen a Carlina flower before?

  • The fields were dotted with the spiny leaves and straw flowers of the Carlina genus.

  • Botanists collected several Carlina specimens for their study on Mediterranean flora.

  • The rare Carlina is recognized for its unique, silvery flower head found in Mediterranean regions.

Compounds

Carlina acaulis
  • Specialized
9.9

A low, stemless plant with large silvery or purple flowers and spiny hairy leaves that grows in mountain meadows

Carlina vulgaris
  • Specialized
9.9

A spiny wildflower like a thistle with yellow flower heads that grows in dry sandy soil

Surface Forms

Carlina singular
Carlinas plural

Etymology

Carlina is the Latin name for a group of Mediterranean thistles and it sounds like a personal name. The name probably comes from an old personal name like Carlo ('Charles'), so a helpful way to remember Carlina is to think of these spiny, straw-coloured flowers as the 'Carlina' family of thistles in dry Mediterranean fields.