Karelinia Explained

Karelinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.^{[1] [2]}

The genus is named in honor of Grigory Karelin (1801-1872), Russian explorer.

SpeciesThere is only one known species, Karelinia caspia, native to European Russia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu), and Mongolia.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1915#page/190/mode/1up Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1835. Linnaea 9: 187-188
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40034656 Tropicos, Karelinia Less.
3. Web site: Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist . 2014-12-10 . https://archive.today/20141210224238/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=3&nameId=88658fcd-9f2c-479e-988f-37a177889484 . 2014-12-10 . dead .
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-30062 The Plant List, Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less.
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200024104 Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 849 花花柴 hua hua chai Karelinia caspia (Pallas) Lessing, Linnaea. 9: 187. 1834.