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Anacantha

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Tribe
  
Cardueae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asterales

Higher classification
  
Daisy family

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Anacantha is a group of thistles in the daisy family, first described as a genus in 1956 with the name Modestia. This was later to be regarded as an illegitimate homonym, and so in 1982 the name was changed to Anacantha.

The entire genus is native to Uzbekistan.

Species
  1. Anacantha darwasica (C.Winkl.) Soják - Uzbekistan
  2. Anacantha jucunda (C.Winkl.) Soják - Uzbekistan
  3. Anacantha mira (Iljin) Soják - Uzbekistan

References

Anacantha Wikipedia