Chardinia

Chardinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]

Chardinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cardueae
Genus:
Chardinia

Desf.
Binomial name
Chardinia orientalis
(L.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
  • Xeranthemum annuum var. orientale L.
  • Xeranthemum orientale (L.) Mill.
  • Chardinia macrocarpa K.Koch
  • Chardinia orientalis (L.) Briq.
  • Chardinia xeranthemoides Desf.

There is only one known species, Chardinia orientalis, native to the Middle East, Greece, and Central Asia.[1]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Desfontaines, René Louiche 1817. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 455
  3. Tropicos, Chardinia Desf
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