Criscia is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Criscia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Nassauvieae
Genus: Criscia
Katinas
Species:
C. stricta
Binomial name
Criscia stricta
(Spreng.) Katinas
Synonyms[1]
  • Onoseris stricta Spreng.
  • Trixis stricta (Spreng.) Less.
  • Trichocline heterophylla Griseb.
  • Perezia pampeana Speg.
Species[1]

The only known species is Criscia stricta, native to Uruguay, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná), and Argentina (Buenos Aires, Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos).

References edit

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-24 at archive.today
  2. ^ Katinas, Liliana. 1994. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 30(1/2): 60
  3. ^ Tropicos, Criscia Katinas