Notobasis

Notobasis is a genus in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East, from Madeira, the Canary Islands, Morocco and Portugal east to Egypt, Iran and Azerbaijan.^[2][3][4]

Species^[1]

• Notobasis obovallata (M.Bieb. ex Willd.) - Caucasus^[5]
• Notobasis syriaca (L.) Cass. - Mediterranean

Notobasis
Notobasis syriaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Carduinae
Genus:	Notobasis Cass.
Type species
Notobasis syriaca (L.) Cass.
Synonyms[1]
Polyacantha Gray