Synurus

Synurus is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae of the family Asteraceae.^[1][2] Species of the genus are found in Asia.

Synurus
Synurus pungens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Onopordinae
Genus:	Synurus Iljin
Type species
Synurus atriplicifolius (Treviranus) Iljin

Synurus species have a thick stem up to 1.5 meters tall. They produce large, nodding, spherical flower heads up to 6 centimeters wide with purple florets.^[3]

The anti-inflammatory properties of these species as a herbal remedy have been well studied.^[4][5][6] They are eaten as a wild vegetable in Korea.^[7]

Species^[8][9]

• Synurus deltoides (Aiton) Nakai - Russia (Chita, Amur, Primorye, Khabarovsk), China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Ningxia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Mongolia, Japan, Korea
• Synurus excelsus (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea
• Synurus palmatopinnatifidus (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea
• Synurus pungens (Franch. & Sav.) Kitam. - Japan

formerly included^[8]

see Olgaea

• Synurus diabolicus - Olgaea lomonossowii