''Anacantha'' is a group of thistles in the daisy family, first described as a genus in 1956 with the name ''Modestia''. This was later to be regarded as an illegitimate homonym, and so in 1982 the name was changed to ''Anacantha.''Sborník Národního Muzea v Prazĕ. 1982. Řada B: Prírodni Vĕdy 1982: 108Tropicos ''Anacantha'' Sbo N
/ref> The entire genus is native to Tajikistan and

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Species

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accepted two species: * '' Anacantha darwasica'' (C.Winkl.) Soják – Tajikistan , Uzbekistan * '' Anacantha mira'' (Iljin) Soják – Uzbekistan

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9612761 Asteraceae genera Flora of Tajikistan Flora of Uzbekistan Cardueae