Crupina

Crupina is a small genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.

Crupina
Crupina crupinastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Centaureinae
Genus:	Crupina (Pers.) DC.
Synonyms[1]
Centaurea subg. Crupina Pers. Centaurea sect. Crupina Pers.

The common crupina Crupina vulgaris is a notorious noxious weed on several continents. The other species, Crupina crupinastrum, also has the potential to become weedy, but it is not as bad a pest at the current time. These are thistle-like plants with bright deep pink flower heads.^[2][3][4]

Species^[1][5]

• Crupina crupinastrum (Moris) Vis. - southern Europe, northern Africa, southwestern Asia
• Crupina intermedia (Mutel) Walp. - North Africa, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia
• Crupina pseudocrupina (Mutel) Walp. - Greece
• Crupina strum (Moris) Vis. - Croatia
• Crupina vulgaris Pers. ex Cass. - native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia as far east as Xinjiang; naturalized in China, North America, Australia, etc., and considered a noxious weed in some places