Staehelina is a genus of Mediterranean flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
| Staehelina | |
|---|---|
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| Staehelina dubia | |
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: | Staehelininae Garcia-Jacas & Susanna |
| Genus: | Staehelina L. |
| Type species | |
| Staehelina dubia | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
edit- Staehelina dubia L. - western Mediterranean[4]
- Staehelina petiolata (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt - Crete + Karpathos Island
- Staehelina unifloscula Sibth. & Sm. - Greece, Macedonia
- formerly included[1]
several species now regarded as members of other genera: Athanasia Craspedia Cyrtocymura Gymnanthemum Hirtellina Jurinea Lachnospermum Liatris Ptilostemon Syncarpha Vernonia
