Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle family. The name is derived from the Greek γάλα (= "milk"). The best known species is Galactites tomentosa. Species 1. \n* Galactites duriaei Spach ex Durieu - Spain, France, Channel Islands (UK), Monaco, Andorra, Gibraltar, Algeria, Morocco 2. \n* Galactites mutabilis Durieu - Algeria, Tunisia 3. \n* Galactites rigualii Figuerola, Stübing & Peris - Spain 4. \n* Galactites tomentosa Moench (sometimes spelled tomentosa but see Tropicos) - Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira