Chardinia

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Chardinia
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Chardinia orientalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Xerantheminae
Genus: Chardinia
Desf.
Species:
C. orientalis
Binomial name
Chardinia orientalis
(L.) Kuntze
Synonyms [1]
  • Xeranthemum annuum var. orientaleL.
  • Xeranthemum orientale(L.) Mill.
  • Chardinia macrocarpaK.Koch
  • Chardinia orientalis(L.) Briq.
  • Chardinia xeranthemoidesDesf.

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

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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cardueae</span> Tribe of flowering plants

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, Cirsium, and Onopordum.

References

  1. 1 2 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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