Notobasis is a genus in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East, from Madeira, the Canary Islands, Morocco and Portugal east to Egypt, Iran and Azerbaijan.[2][3][4]
| Notobasis | |
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| Notobasis syriaca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Subtribe: | Carduinae |
| Genus: | Notobasis Cass. |
| Type species | |
| Notobasis syriaca | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Species[1]
- Notobasis obovallata (M.Bieb. ex Willd.) - Caucasus[5]
- Notobasis syriaca (L.) Cass. - Mediterranean
