Athanasia | |
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Athanasia acerosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Anthemideae |
Genus: | Athanasia L. |
Type species | |
Athanasia crithmifolia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Athanasia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]
Athanasia is native to southern Africa.[1] The name is derived from the Greek a-, 'without', and thanatos 'death', alluding to the persistent dry involucral bracts.