Karelinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Karelinia Less. |
| Species: | K. caspia
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| Binomial name | |
| Karelinia caspia | |
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The genus is named in honor of Grigory Karelin (1801-1872), Russian explorer.
- Species
There is only one known species, Karelinia caspia, native to European Russia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu), and Mongolia.[1][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1835. Linnaea 9: 187-188 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Karelinia Less.
- ^ The Plant List, Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 849 花花柴 hua hua chai Karelinia caspia (Pallas) Lessing, Linnaea. 9: 187. 1834.
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