Russowia

Russowia is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.^[2][3] The only known species is Russowia sogdiana, native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.^[4]

Russowia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Centaureinae
Genus:	Russowia C.Winkler
Species:	R. sogdiana
Binomial name
Russowia sogdiana (Bunge) B.Fedtsch.
Synonyms[1]
Plagiobasis sogdiana Bunge Russowia crupinoides C.Winkl.