''Phitosia'' is a

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plants in the tribe

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within the family

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. The only known species is ''Phitosia crocifolia'', found only in the Taigetos Range on the

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.Kamari, G., Kyriakopoulos, C. & Kofinas, C.: New finding of ''Phitosia crocifolia'' (Compositae)in E Peloponnisos. — Fl. Medit. 20: 235-238. 2010. — ISSN 1120-4052.
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's Red List under the

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name ''Crepis crocifolia''.

References

Monotypic Asteraceae genera Endemic flora of Greece Cichorieae Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Taxa named by Theodor von Heldreich Taxa named by Werner Greuter Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Cichorieae-stub