Astartoseris

Astartoseris is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. It only contains one known species, Astartoseris triquetra.^[2]

Astartoseris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Astartoseris N.Kilian, Hand, Hadjik., Christodoulou & Bou Dagh.
Species:	A. triquetra
Binomial name
Astartoseris triquetra (Labill.) N.Kilian, Hand, Hadjik., Christodoulou & Bou Dagh.
Synonyms[1]
Chondrilla triquetra Steud. Lactuca triquetra (Labill.) Boiss. Lygodesmia triquetra D.Don Prenanthes triquetra Labill. Scariola triquetra (Labill.) Soják

It is native to Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria.^[2]

The genus name of Astartoseris is in honour of Astarte, the Hellenized form of the Ancient Near Eastern goddess Ashtart or Athtart (Northwest Semitic), a deity closely related to Ishtar (East Semitic), worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity.^[3] The Latin specific epithet of triquetra means three cornered.^[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.47 on page 120 in 2017.^[2][1]