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453.0000 Family Asteraceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 55 (1822)
1620 genera, ca. 29.000 spp. (35.000 spp. incl. microspecies). Systematics taken mostly from Funk et al. (2009, 2020) and Zuntini et al. (2024). Barnadesioideae (so far treated as most basal member of Asteraceae) might be a separate family, more related to Calyceraceae.
Species listed in database: 35483; hybrids: 684
= Acarnaceae Link; (1829)
= Ambrosiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820), nom. cons.
= Anthemidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Aposeridaceae Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 106 (1838)
= Arctotaceae Bessey; Univ. Stud. Nebraska 14: 107 (1914)
= Arctotidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Artemisiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 48 (1820)
= Athanasiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 56 (1820)
= Calendulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Carduaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Carlinaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Centaureaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Cichoriaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 168 (1789), nom. cons.
= Cnicaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 297 (1818)
= Compositae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 538 (1792), nom. cons.
= Coreopsidaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 768 (1829)
= Cynaraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 926, 931, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Echinopaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Eupatoriaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 253 (1820)
= Gnaphaliaceae Link ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 46 (1830)
= Grindeliaceae Rchb. ex A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 330 (1907)
= Heleniaceae Raf.; Cincinnati Lit. Gaz. 2: 28 (1824)
= Helianthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Helichrysaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 712 (1829)
= Inulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Ivaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 1: 31 (1837)
= Lactucaceae Drude; Handb. Bot. 3(2): 369 (1886)
= Lapsanaceae Martinov; (1820)
= Madiaceae A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 332 (1907)
= Matricariaceae Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 400 (1845)
= Mutisiaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 934, 935, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Nassauviaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 290 (1836)
= Partheniaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 816 (1829)
= Perdiciaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 728 (1829)
= Picridaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 482 (1820)
= Santolinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 560 (1820)
= Senecionaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Serratulaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 577 (1820)
= Tanacetaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Tussilagaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Vernoniaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 296 (1836)
= Xanthiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Xeranthemaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 498 (1843)
453.3225 Genus Afrocarduus (Kazmi) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 14 (2023)
Distribution: high mountains of tropical E-Africa. Revision: Moreyra et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 18
species :
Afrocarduus afromontanus (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 14 (2023)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya (mountains); Tanzania
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus afromontanus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 21 (1925)
= Carduus afromontanus var. breviflorus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 22 (1925)
species :
Afrocarduus chamaecephalus (Vatke) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 11 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Cnicus chamaecephalus Vatke; Linnaea 39: 511 (1875)
= Carduus chamaecephalus (Vatke) Oliv. & Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 434 (1877)
species :
Afrocarduus conjungens (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 11 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus conjungens R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 28 (1925)
species :
Afrocarduus ellenbeckii (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 11 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus ellenbeckii R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 16 (1925)
species :
Afrocarduus eremocephalus (Chiov.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 12 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus eremocephalus Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 10: 387 (1912)
species :
Afrocarduus kazmii Moreyra, Calleja & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 12 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Afrocarduus keniensis (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 14 (2023)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya (mountains); Tanzania
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus keniensis R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 31 (1925)
= Carduus keniensis subsp. elgonensis (R.E.Fr.) Kazmi; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 169 (1963)
= Carduus keniensis subsp. hedbergii Kazmi; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 168 (1963)
= Carduus keniensis subsp. kilimandscharicus (R.E.Fr.) Kazmi; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 169 (1963)
= Carduus keniensis var. aberdaricus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 33 (1925)
= Carduus keniensis var. elgonensis R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 33 (1925)
= Carduus keniensis var. kilimandscharicus (R.E.Fr.) Hedberg
= Carduus kilimandscharicus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 30 (1925)
= Carduus subalpinus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 29 (1925)
species :
Afrocarduus kikuyorum (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 14 (2023)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire] (Ruwenzori); Rwanda; Uganda; Kenya (mountains); Tanzania
23 RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus kikuyorum R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 24 (1925)
= Carduus kikuyorum var. goetzenii R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 25 (1925)
= Carduus leptacanthus var. steudneri Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 450 (1892)
= Carduus nyassanus subsp. buchingeri (Kazmi) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 36, Suppl. 1173 (1967)
= Carduus nyassanus subsp. kikuyorum (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Comp. (Part 1): 49 (2000)
= Carduus steudneri R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 27 (1925)
= Carduus steudneri subsp. buchingeri Kazmi; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 163 (1963)
species :
Afrocarduus leptacanthus (Fresen.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 15 (2023)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire] (mountains); Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Tanzania; Malawi
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus abyssinicus Sch.Bip.; Linnaea 19: 332 (1846)
= Carduus leptacanthus Fresen.; Mus. Senckenberg. 3: 70 (1845)
= Carduus semiensis Pic.Serm.; Miss. Stud. Lago Tana 7(Ricerche Bot., Pt. 1): 234 (1951) (tentative synonym)
= Carduus stolzii R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 23 (1925)
species :
Afrocarduus macracanthus (Kazmi) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 15 (2023)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus macracanthus Kazmi; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 164 (1963)
species :
Afrocarduus millefolius (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 15 (2023)
Distribution: Kenya (mountains)
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus millefolius R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 34 (1925)
= Carduus centifolius R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 34 (1925)
species :
Afrocarduus nanus (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 14 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire] (mountains); Uganda; Kenya
23 ZAI 25 KEN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus nanus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 19 (1925)
= Carduus schimperi subsp. nanus (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Comp. (Part 1): 47 (2000)
species :
Afrocarduus nyassanus (S.Moore); Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 15 (2023)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus leptacanthus var. nyassanus S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 326 (1906)
= Carduus nyassanus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 25 (1925)
= Carduus nyassanus var. ruandensis R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 26 (1925)
species :
Afrocarduus platyphyllus (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 15 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: Kenya (Mt. Kenya)
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus platyphyllus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 20 (1925)
= Carduus schimperi subsp. platyphyllus (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Comp. (Part 1): 47 (2000)
species :
Afrocarduus ruwenzoriensis (S.Moore) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 15 (2023)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire] (Ruwenzori); Uganda (Ruwenzori)
23 ZAI 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus blepharolepis Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 6: 151 (1907) (tentative synonym)
= Carduus butaguensis De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 8: 115 (1923) (tentative synonym)
= Carduus lanuriensis De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 8: 116 (1923) (tentative synonym)
= Carduus ruwenzoriensis S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 35: 364 (1902)
= Carduus ruwenzoriensis subsp. lanuriensis (De Wild.) Hedberg; Symb. Bot. Upsal. 15: 250 (1957) (tentative synonym)
species :
Afrocarduus schimperi (Sch.Bip.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 15 (2023)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus schimperi Sch.Bip.; Linnaea 19: 334 (1847)
species :
Afrocarduus silvarum (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; Plants (Basel) 12(17)-3083: 16 (2023)
Distribution: Kenya (Mt. Kenya)
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus silvarum R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 22 (1925), as ´sylvarum´
species :
Afrocarduus theodori (R.E.Fr.) N.Garcia, Moreyra & Susanna; J. Syst. Evol. 64(x): 16 of 20 (2025)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire] (mountains); South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya (mountains); Tanzania
23 ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Carduus theodori R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 17 (1925)
= Carduus theodori var. serrulatus R.E.Fr.; Acta Horti Berg. 8: 17 (1925)
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