The genus Cousinia of the tribe Cardueae is in its current circumscription one of the larger genera in the Asteraceae, with approximately 650-700 species distributed in central and western Asia. Many of the species in this genus were once classified in genus Arctium (the burdocks). Species References External links USDA GRIN Mehregan, I. & Kadereit, J. W.: Taxonomic revision of Cousinia sect. Cynaroideae (Asteraceae, Cardueae). Willdenowia 38: 293-362. Cynareae Asteraceae genera