Chardinia

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

Chardinia
Chardinia orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. 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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