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Bothriocline

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Bothriocline
Bothriocline aggregata[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Bothriocline
Oliv. ex Benth.
Type species
Bothriocline schimperi
Oliv. & Hiern ex Benth.
Synonyms[2]
  • Volkensia O.Hoffm.

Bothriocline is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4][5] They are native to tropical Africa and some islands of the Indian Ocean.[2] They are hairy annual and perennial herbs with purple or mauve flowers.[6]

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