genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of flowering 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 ...
.
Species
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Staehelina dubia
''Staehelina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
Species
*''Staehelina dubia'' Carl Linnaeus, L. - western Mediterranean
*''Staehelina petiolata'' (Carl Linnaeus, L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt - Crete ...
Mediterranean
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Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
Greece
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, Macedonia
; formerly included
several species now regarded as members of other genera: ''
Athanasia
''Athanasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
; Species
''Athanasia'' is native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Sout ...
Cyrtocymura
''Cyrtocymura'' is a genus of Latin American and Caribbean plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
; SpeciesGymnanthemumHirtellina
Jurinea
''Jurinea'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.
The species are native to Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa.
Liatris
''Liatris'' (), commonly known as gayfeather and blazing star. is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae native to North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and the Bahamas). Some species are used ...
Vernonia
''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have been ...