''Cardopatium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of flowering plants in the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

. They are native to the central and eastern

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.''Cardopatium'' Juss.
In: Greuter, W. & E. von Raab-Straube. (eds.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. 2006. ; Species''Cardopatium''.
The Plant List. * '' Cardopatium amethystinum'' Spach - Algeria, Tunisia * '' Cardopatium corymbosum'' (L.) Pers. - Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Algeria

References

Asteraceae genera Cynareae {{Cynareae-stub