Chardinia

Chardinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Genus:	Chardinia Desf.
Binomial name
*Chardinia orientalis* (L.) Kuntze
Synonyms^[1]
Xeranthemum annuum var. orientale L. Xeranthemum orientale (L.) Mill. Chardinia macrocarpa K.Koch Chardinia orientalis (L.) Briq. Chardinia xeranthemoides Desf.

Chardinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.^[2]^[3]

There is only one known species, Chardinia orientalis, native to the Middle East, Greece,and Central Asia.^[1]

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