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Atractylis gummifera L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Atractylis gummifera in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 829.
   today: The current name for this species is Carlina gummifera (L.) Less.


original Latin diagnosis
Atractylis flore acaule.

English translation
Atractylis with s flower stemless.



English translation with commentary
Atractylis Atractylis
with a flower flore - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
stemless. acaule - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies flore


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