Plagiobasis

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Plagiobasis is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.Schrenk, Alexander Gustav von. 1845. Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 3: 108[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010041 Tropicos, Plagiobasis Schrenk ]

;Species

The only known species is Plagiobasis centuroides, native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang, and Altai Krai.[http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=3&nameId=36ff3043-0dc7-42cc-84f9-06c6d8fbeaac Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200024355 Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 186 斜果菊 xie guo ju Plagiobasis centauroides Schrenk]

;formerly included

see Russowia

• Plagiobasis sogdiana Bunge - Russowia sogdiana (Bunge) B.Fedtsch.