Ptilostemon is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Ptilostemon: • Ptilostemon abylensis - Morocco • Ptilostemon afer - Turkey, Balkan Peninsula • Ptilostemon casabonae - France, Italy • Ptilostemon chamaepeuce - eastern Mediterranean • Ptilostemon diacantha - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon • Ptilostemon dyricola - Morocco • Ptilostemon echinocephalus - Crimea, Turkey, Republic of Georgia • Ptilostemon gnaphaloides - France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Libya • Ptilostemon × grandei • Ptilostemon greuteri Raimondo, F. M. & Domina, G. - Sicily • Ptilostemon hispanicus - Spain • Ptilostemon leptophyllus - Morocco • Ptilostemon niveus - Italy • Ptilostemon × pabotii Greuter • Ptilostemon × parisiensis Greuter • Ptilostemon rhiphaeus - Morocco, Algeria • Ptilostemon stellatus - France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro • Ptilostemon strictus - Italy, Greece, Balkan Peninsula • 'Ptilostemon × tauricola' - Turkey