Zoegea Explained

Zoegea is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, which found in Middle East, from Egypt to Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Zoegea crinita Boiss. - Tajikistan
• Zoegea leptaurea L. - Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey
• Zoegea purpurea Fresen. - Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, Central Asia, Indian subcontinent

Notes and References

1. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1767. Systema Naturae, ed. 12 2: 571
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40028665 Tropicos, Zoegea L.