Rhaponticum

Rhaponticum
Rhaponticum scariosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cardueae
Genus: Rhaponticum
Ludw.
Synonyms
List
  • Centaurium Haller
  • Acroptilon Cass.
  • Klaseopsis L.Martins
  • Leuzea DC.
  • Malacocephalus Tausch
  • Rhapontica Hill
  • Stemmacantha Cass.

Rhaponticum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. As of November 2023, it is accepted by Plants of the World Online, but rejected by the Global Compositae Database in favour of Leuzea.