Xeranthemum is a group of plants in the sunflower family, native to Southern Europe.
It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.
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 ...