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CCDBAngiospermsCompositaeEchinopsEchinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus

4 chromosome counts in Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus Echinops spinosissimus Turra   28, 2C (=6.56, 6.59, 6.62, 6.72pgpg)(4, 24) Asteracea Sanchez-Jimenez et al. 2012 Plant Syst. Evol.
  Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus Echinops spinosissimus Turra   28 IPCN online Snogerup, S. 1995. Mediterranean chromosome number reports 5 (491--517). Fl. Medit. 5: 331–334.
  Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus Echinops spinosissimus Turra   28 IPCN online Garnatje, T. 2004. Contribution to the karyological knowledge of Echinops (Asteraceae, Cardueae) and related genera. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 145: 337–344.
  Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus Echinops spinosissimus Turra   28 C-values database Garnatje T, Valles J, Garcia S, Hidalgo O, Sanz M, Canela MA, Siljak-Yakovlev S. 2004. Genome size in Echinops L. and related genera (Asteraceae, Cardueae): karyological, ecological and phylogenetic implications. Biology of the Cell 96: 117-124.