Takhtajaniantha

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Takhtajaniantha
Takhtajaniantha pusilla.jpg
Takhtajaniantha pusilla
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Takhtajaniantha

Nazarova
Binomial name
Takhtajaniantha pusilla
(Pall.) Nazarova
Synonyms[1]
  • Scorzonera pusilla Pall.
  • Scorzonera popovii Lipsch.
  • Scorzonera astrachiana DC.
  • Scorzonera circinnata Pall.
  • Scorzonera scoparia Lipsch.
  • Scorzonera astrachanica DC.

Takhtajaniantha is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

The genus is named for Armenian botanist Armen Takhtajan, 1910-2009.[2]

Species[1]

The only known species is Takhtajaniantha pusilla. It is widespread across central and southwestern Asia (Xinjiang Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Armenia, Nakhichevan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Sinai, Saudi Arabia) as well as the Dagestan region of southern European Russia.[4]

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