Crupina
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Genus: | Crupina (Pers.) DC.
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Crupina is a small genus of plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.
The common crupina Crupina vulgaris is a notorious noxious weed on several continents. The other species, , also has the potential to become weedy, but it is not as bad a pest at the current time. These are thistle-like plants with bright deep pink flower heads.[2][3][4]
- (Moris) Vis. - southern Europe, northern Africa, southwestern Asia
- (Mutel) Walp. - North Africa, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia
- (Mutel) Walp. - Greece
- (Moris) Vis. - Croatia
- Crupina vulgaris Pers. ex Cass. - native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia as far east as Xinjiang; naturalized in China, North America, Australia, etc., and considered a noxious weed in some places
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