Athanasia

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Athanasia
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Athanasia acerosa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Athanasia
L.
Type species
Athanasia crithmifolia
(L.) L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Stilpnophyton subg. AsaemiaHarv.
  • Asaemia(Harv.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • BembycodiumKunze
  • HolophyllumLess.
  • MorysiaCass.
  • PristocarphaE.Mey. ex DC.
  • SaintmorysiaEndl.
  • StilpnophytonLess.
  • StilpnophytumLess.

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

Species

Athanasia is native to southern Africa. [1] The name is derived from the Greek a-, 'without', and thanatos 'death', alluding to the persistent dry involucral bracts.

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References


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