Klasea

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Klasea
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Klasea flavescens
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Centaureinae
Genus: Klasea
Cass. [1]
Type species
Serratula centauroides
L. [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • MicrolophopsisCzerep.
  • NikitiniaIljin
  • SchumeriaIljin

Klasea is a genus of Eurasian and North African flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. [3] [4] [5]

Species

According to the Global Compositae Database, there are 30 recognized species: [2]

Plants of the World Online recognizes more species, 55 in total. [3]

References

  1. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1825. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition] 35: 173 in French
  2. 1 2 Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). "Klasea Cass". Global Compositae Database. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Klasea Cass". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. Tropicos, Klasea Cass.
  5. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 180 麻花头属 ma hua tou shu Klasea Cassini in F. Cuvier