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Genus of flowering plants

Ancathia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Onopordinae
Genus: AncathiaDC.
Species: A. igniaria
Binomial name
Ancathia igniaria(Spreng.) DC.
Synonyms[1]
Cirsium igniarium Spreng. Carduus elegans Willd. ex Steud. Carduus igniarius (Spreng.) Pall. ex DC. Cnicus igniarius (Spreng.) Benth. & Hook.f. Cirsium elegans Willd. ex Spreng.

Ancathia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

The only known species is Ancathia igniaria, native to Mongolia, Xinjiang, Altay, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1833. Archives de Botanique 2: 331
  3. ^ Tropicos, Ancathia DC.
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 159 肋果蓟 lei guo ji Ancathia igniaria (Sprengel) Candolle