''Synurus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of plants in the tribe

Cardueae The Cardueae are a tribe (biology), 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 ...

of the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

. Species of the genus are found in Asia. ''Synurus'' species have a thick stem up to 1.5 meters tall. They produce large, nodding, spherical

flower heads A pseudanthium (; : pseudanthia) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, composite flowers ...

up to 6 centimeters wide with purple florets. The

anti-inflammatory Anti-inflammatory is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation, fever or swelling. Anti-inflammatory drugs, also called anti-inflammatories, make up about half of analgesics. These drugs reduce pain by inhibiting mechan ...

properties of these species as a herbal remedy have been well studied.Park, J. H., et al. (2004)
Antiinflammatory activity of ''Synurus deltoides''.
''Phytotherapy Research'' 18(11) 930-33.Choi, Y. H., et al. (2005)
New anti-inflammatory formulation containing ''Synurus deltoides'' extract.
''Archives of Pharmacal Research'' 28(7) 848-53.Jiang, Y., et al. (2013)
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of different solvent fractions from ethanol extract of ''Synurus deltoides'' (Aiton) Nakai leaves.
''Food Science and Biotechnology'' 22(1) 215-23. They are eaten as a wild

vegetable Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including edible flower, flo ...

in Korea.Lim, H. T. (1997)
Evaluation of popular mountain vegetables in Korea using molecular markers.
''HortScience'' 32(3) 454. ; SpeciesThe Plant List search for ''Synurus''
/ref> * '' Synurus deltoides'' (Aiton) Nakai - Russia ( Chita,

Amur The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer Manchuria, Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur ...

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), China (

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), Mongolia, Japan, Korea * '' Synurus excelsus'' (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea * '' Synurus palmatopinnatifidus'' (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea * ''

Synurus pungens ''Synurus'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae of the family Asteraceae. Species of the genus are found in Asia. ''Synurus'' species have a thick stem up to 1.5 meters tall. They produce large, nodding, spherical pseudanthium, flower he ...

'' (Franch. & Sav.) Kitam. - Japan ; formerly includedFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
see '' Olgaea'' * ''Synurus diabolicus -

Olgaea lomonossowii ''Olgaea'' is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, having a typical thistle Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly ...

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* * Cardueae Asteraceae genera {{Cynareae-stub