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Cousinia
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Cousinia

The genus Cousinia of the tribe Cardueae (= Cynareae) is in its current circumscription one of the larger genera in the Asteraceae, with approximately 600-700 species distributed in central and western Asia.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cousinia microcarpa

speciesCousinia microcarpa

Cousinia affinis

speciesCousinia affinis

Cousinia hermonis

speciesCousinia hermonis

Cousinia resinosa

speciesCousinia resinosa

Cousinia polycephala

speciesCousinia polycephala

Cousinia tenella

speciesCousinia tenella

Cousinia schtschurowskiana

speciesCousinia schtschurowskiana

Cousinia alata

speciesCousinia alata

Cousinia minkwitziae

speciesCousinia minkwitziae

Cousinia hamadae

speciesCousinia hamadae

Cousinia radians

speciesCousinia radians

Cousinia integrifolia

speciesCousinia integrifolia

Cousinia orientalis

speciesCousinia orientalis

Cousinia pseudodshizakensis

speciesCousinia pseudodshizakensis

Cousinia rotundifolia

speciesCousinia rotundifolia

Ladakh Thistle

speciesCousinia thomsonii

Cousinia coronata

speciesCousinia coronata

Cousinia macrocephala

speciesCousinia macrocephala

Cousinia prolifera

speciesCousinia prolifera

Cousinia sewerzowii

speciesCousinia sewerzowii

Cousinia odontolepis

speciesCousinia odontolepis

Cousinia onopordioides

speciesCousinia onopordioides

Cousinia bonvalotii

speciesCousinia bonvalotii

Cousinia spryginii

speciesCousinia spryginii

Cousinia congesta

speciesCousinia congesta

Cousinia daralaghezica

speciesCousinia daralaghezica

Cousinia pseudolanata

speciesCousinia pseudolanata

Cousinia dshisakensis

speciesCousinia dshisakensis

Cousinia rhodantha

speciesCousinia rhodantha

Cousinia libanotica

speciesCousinia libanotica

Cousinia tianschanica

speciesCousinia tianschanica

Cousinia astracanica

speciesCousinia astracanica

Cousinia botschantzevii

speciesCousinia botschantzevii

Cousinia fetissowii

speciesCousinia fetissowii

Cousinia moabitica

speciesCousinia moabitica

Cousinia regelii

speciesCousinia regelii

Cousinia dayi

speciesCousinia dayi

Cousinia stenocephala

speciesCousinia stenocephala

Cousinia macrolepis

speciesCousinia macrolepis

Cousinia stellaris

speciesCousinia stellaris

Cousinia glabriseta

speciesCousinia glabriseta

Cousinia carduncelloidea

speciesCousinia carduncelloidea

Cousinia canescens

speciesCousinia canescens

Cousinia chrysochlora

speciesCousinia chrysochlora

Cousinia rubiginosa

speciesCousinia rubiginosa

Cousinia vicaria

speciesCousinia vicaria

Cousinia afghanica

speciesCousinia afghanica

Cousinia turkmenorum

speciesCousinia turkmenorum

Cousinia outichaschensis

speciesCousinia outichaschensis

Cousinia macroptera

speciesCousinia macroptera

Cousinia pseudomollis

speciesCousinia pseudomollis

Cousinia sogdiana

speciesCousinia sogdiana

Cousinia inflata

speciesCousinia inflata

Cousinia horridula

speciesCousinia horridula

Cousinia ermenekensis

speciesCousinia ermenekensis

Cousinia buphthalmoides

speciesCousinia buphthalmoides

Cousinia azmarensis

speciesCousinia azmarensis

Cousinia kopi-karadaghensis

speciesCousinia kopi-karadaghensis

Cousinia boissieri

speciesCousinia boissieri

Cousinia chrysandra

speciesCousinia chrysandra

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