Craniospermum
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''Craniospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to Kazakhstan, the Altai, Siberia (Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Tuva), Mongolia, and Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia in China. They are tuft-forming biennial or perennial herbs, and are generally highly endemic, thought to be relicts of the hypothesized ancient Mediterranean flora.


Species

Currently accepted species include: *''Craniospermum canescens'' DC. *''Craniospermum desertorum'' Ovczinnikova & A.Korolyuk *''Craniospermum mongolicum'' I.M.Johnst. *''Craniospermum pseudotuvinicum'' Ovczinnikova & A.Korolyuk *''Craniospermum subfloccosum'' Krylov *''Craniospermum subvillosum'' Lehm. *''Craniospermum tuvinicum'' Ovczinnikova


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q8351476 Boraginaceae Boraginaceae genera Taxa named by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann