Galactites
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| Galactites | |
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| Galactites tomentosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Subtribe: | Carduinae |
| Genus: | Galactites Moench |
| Type species | |
| Galactites tomentosus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] The name is derived from the Greek γάλα (= "milk"). The best-known species is Galactites tomentosus.[5]
