Xeranthemum
# Xeranthemum

Xeranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Europe.

It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.

## Species

Species include:

* Xeranthemum annuum L. ("annual everlasting"): Central + southern Europe from Spain to Dagestan; Turkey, Caucasus
* Xeranthemum cylindraceum Sm.: Central + southern Europe from Portugal to Ukraine; Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel
* Xeranthemum cylindricum Spreng.
* Xeranthemum inapertum (L.) Mill.: southern Europe, North Africa, southwest Asia from Morocco to Turkmenistan
* Xeranthemum longepapposum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.: southeastern Europe, southwestern and central Asia
* Xeranthemum squarrosum Boiss.: Greece, southwestern and central Asia
