Aaronsohnia is a genus in the family Asteraceae, native to mainly non-salty steppes and deserts in North Africa and Middle East. It was named in 1927 after the agronomist Aaron Aaronsohn by the botanists Otto Warburg (1859–1938) and Alexander Eig (1894–1938).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Anthemideae |
| Genus: | Aaronsohnia Warb. & Eig[1] |
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Species and subspecies edit
As of July 2020[update], Plants of the World online has 2 accepted species:[2]
- Aaronsohnia factorovskyi Warb. & Eig 1927
- Aaronsohnia pubescens (Desf.) K.Bremer & Humphries 1993 (basionym : Cotula pubescens Desf.)
- A. pubescens subsp. pubescens
- A. pubescens subsp. maroccana (Ball) Förther & Podlech
References edit
- ^ Warburg & Eig 1927, p. 39.
- ^ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 14 July 2020
Bibliography edit
- Bremer, K.; C. J. Humphries (1993). "Generic monograph of the Asteraceae-Anthemideae". Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 23 (2): 71–177.
- Warburg, Otto; Eig, Alexander (1927). Leaflet, Agricultural Experiment Station, Zionist Organisation Institute. Vol. 6.
External links edit
- African flowering plants database
- Photo of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi
- Photo of Aaronsohnia pubescens
- Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of Aaronsohnia pubescens Essential Oil from Algeria
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