Karelinia
Genus of flowering plants
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Karelinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]
| Karelinia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Karelinia Less. |
| Species: | K. caspia |
| Binomial name | |
| Karelinia caspia | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
The genus is named in honor of Grigory Karelin (1801–1872), Russian explorer.
- Species
There is only one known species, Karelinia caspia, native to European Russia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu), and Mongolia.[1][4][5]
