Karelinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1835. Linnaea 9: 187-188 in LatinTropicos, Karelinia Less.
The genus is named in honor of Grigory Karelin (1801–1872), Russian explorer.
Species There is only one known species, Karelinia caspia, native to European Russia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu), and Mongolia.The Plant List, Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 849 花花柴 hua hua chai Karelinia caspia (Pallas) Lessing, Linnaea. 9: 187. 1834.
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