Maltese-mushroom
Cynomorium coccineum L.
Cynomorium coccineum L., commonly known as Maltese-mushroom, is a plant species in the family Cynomoriaceae. It was first described in 1753 and is native to regions including Afghanistan, Algeria, China North-Central, Egypt, Iran, Italy, and Morocco, among others. The species is part of the genus Cynomorium.
Description
Cynomorium coccineum L. is a member of the Cynomoriaceae family and is distributed across multiple regions, including the Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, and Libya. The species is known by the common name Maltese-mushroom in English. Historical records note that a specimen designated as 1084.1 (LINN) was considered by Jafri as a type specimen, but it lacks the relevant Species Plantarum number and was added to the herbarium after 1753, thus not representing original material for the name.
Other common names
Maltese-mushroomscarlet synomoriumRed Thumb
Distribution
Afghanistan · Algeria · Altay · Baleares · Canary Is. · China North-Central · Corse · Egypt · Gulf States · Inner Mongolia · Iran · Iraq · Italy · Kazakhstan · Kirgizstan · Lebanon-Syria · Libya · Mauritania · Mongolia · Morocco · Palestine · Portugal · Qinghai · Sardegna · Saudi Arabia · Sicilia · Sinai · Somalia · Spain · Tadzhikistan