''Staehelina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of flowering plants in the tribe

Cardueae The Cardueae are a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and the subfamily Carduoideae. Most of them are commonly known as thistles; four of the best known genera are '' Carduus'', ''Cynara'' (containing the widely eaten art ...

within 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 ...

Species

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Staehelina dubia ''Staehelina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Species *''Staehelina dubia'' L. - western Mediterranean *'' Staehelina petiolata'' ( L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt - Crete + Karpathos Island *'' St ...

'' L. - western

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on th ...

Altervista Flora Italiana Pennellini, ''Staehelina dubia'' L.
/ref> *'' Staehelina petiolata'' ( L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt -

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cypru ...

+ Karpathos Island *'' Staehelina unifloscula'' Sibth. & Sm. -

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

; formerly included several species now regarded as members of other genera: ''

Athanasia ''Athanasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. ; Species ''Athanasia'' is native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in South ...

Craspedia Cyrtocymura

Gymnanthemum ''Gymnanthemum '' is a genus of Asian, African and South American plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. ; Species ; Formerly included numerous species now regarded as members of other genera: ''Acilepis Decaneuropsis E ...

Hirtellina

Jurinea ''Jurinea'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. The species are native to Europe, Asia, and northwestern Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 ...

Lachnospermum ''Lachnospermum'', common name rooiblombos, is a genus of South African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ; Species * '' Lachnospermum fasciculatum'' (Thunb.) Baill. - Cape Province of South Africa * '' Lachnospermum imbricatum'' (P.J. ...

Liatris ''Liatris'' (), commonly known as gayfeather and blazing star. is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae native to North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and the Bahamas). Some species are used ...

Ptilostemon ''Ptilostemon'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae within 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 Aster ...

Syncarpha ''Syncarpha'' is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The flowers are known by the common name: everlastings. The genus is endemic to the fynbos of the Eastern and Western Cape in South Africa. ; Species Species ac ...

Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have bee ...

References

Cynareae Asteraceae genera {{Cynareae-stub