Phitosia

Phitosia is a genus of Greek plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.^[3][4]

Phitosia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Cichorioideae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Subtribe:	Chondrillinae
Genus:	Phitosia Kamari & Greuter
Species:	P. crocifolia
Binomial name
Phitosia crocifolia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kamari & Greuter
Synonyms[2]
Crepis crocifolia Boiss. & Heldr. Hieracioides crocifolium (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kuntze Soyeria crocifolia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Sch.Bip.

The only known species is Phitosia crocifolia, found only in the Taigetos Range on the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece.^[2][5][6] It is listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List under the synonymous name Crepis crocifolia.^[1]