Cousinia

The genus Cousinia of the tribe Cardueae is in its current circumscription one of the larger genera in the Asteraceae, with approximately 650-700 described species distributed in central and western Asia.^[2][1]

Cousinia
Cousinia pterocaulos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Cousinia Cass.
Synonyms[1]
Auchera DC. Lipskyella Juz. Tiarocarpus Rech.f.

Many of the species in this genus were once classified in genus Arctium (the burdocks).

Species

Main article: List of Cousinia species