Volutaria | |
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Inflorescence of unidentified species in Morocco | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
Tribe: | Cardueae |
Subtribe: | Centaureinae |
Genus: |
Volutaria Cass. |
Type species | |
Centaurea lippii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Volutaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] They range from Iberia to the Near East and East Africa, but are most diverse in the Maghreb. [4] [5]