The genus was first described in 1987 by M. G. Pimenov and E. V. Kljuyko. They treated a subgeneric taxon of '' Conopodium'', ''Neoconopodium'', first described by Boris Koso-Poljansky in 1916, as the basionym. Their genus ''Neoconopodium'' was distinguished from '' Anthriscus'', ''
Chaerophyllum
''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable '' Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil).
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Krasnovia
''Krasnovia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Its only described species is ''Krasnovia longiloba'', native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang. The genus was first described in 1950, and was named after Andre ...
'' and ''Butinia'' (now included in ''Conopodium'') based on seed characters. A 2001 study using ribosomal DNA found that ''Neoconopodium'', ''Krasnovia'' and '' Kozlovia'' were closely related within tribe Scandiceae subtribe Scandicinae, and proposed that they be combined into ''Kozlovia''. , this proposal had been accepted by the Germplasm Resources Information Network, but not by
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
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Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
*'' Neoconopodium capnoides'' (Decne.) Pimenov & Kljuykov, syn. ''Kozlovia capnoides''
*'' Neoconopodium paddarensis'' S.Thakur, B.Singh, Tashi & H.C.Dutt