Staehelina is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Staehelina
Staehelina dubia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Staehelininae
Garcia-Jacas & Susanna
Genus: Staehelina
L.
Type species
Staehelina dubia
Synonyms[1]
  • Barbellina Cass.
  • Aplina Raf.

Species edit

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formerly included[1]

several species now regarded as members of other genera: Athanasia Craspedia Cyrtocymura Gymnanthemum Hirtellina Jurinea Lachnospermum Liatris Ptilostemon Syncarpha Vernonia

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