Lophiolepis is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It includes 103 species of thistles native to Eurasia and North Africa, ranging from Europe to western and central Asia, the Himalayas, southern China, and northern Indochina.[1]

Lophiolepis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carduinae
Genus: Lophiolepis
Cass. (1823)
Species[1]

103; see text

Species

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103 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lophiolepis Cass. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 June 2024.