''Crupina'' is a small genus of plants in the tribe

Cardueae The Cardueae are a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and the subfamily Carduoideae. Most of them are commonly known as thistles; four of the best known genera are '' Carduus'', '' Cynara'' (containing the widely eaten ar ...

within the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

. The common crupina '' Crupina vulgaris'' is a notorious noxious weed on several continents. The other species, '' Crupina crupinastrum'', also has the potential to become weedy, but it is not as bad a pest at the current time. These are thistle-like plants with bright deep pink flower heads. ; SpeciesThe Plant List
/ref> * '' Crupina crupinastrum'' (Moris) Vis. - southern

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, northern

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, southwestern

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* '' Crupina intermedia'' (Mutel) Walp. -

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* '' Crupina pseudocrupina'' (Mutel) Walp. -

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* '' Crupina strum'' (Moris) Vis. -

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* '' Crupina vulgaris'' Pers. ex Cass. - native to

, and

as far east as

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

; naturalized in China, North America, Australia, etc., and considered a noxious weed in some places

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment

United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
Cynareae Asteraceae genera {{Cynareae-stub