A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF COUSINIA CASS. SECT. CHAETOCEPHALAE (ASTERACEAE)

The series Cousinia sect. Leptocephalae ser. Chaetocephalae is raised to sectional rank as a comb. nov. It is characterized from the closely related section Leptocephlae by having solitary heads at the top of stems and branches, sessile stem leaves and yellow corolla. Three species namely Cousinia crassipes, C. attariae and C. chaetocephala are included in the new section. C. attariae is described as a new species from the mountains near Esfarayen in Khorasan province.

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Cousinia ، Asteraceae ، revision ، sect. Chaetocephalae ، new species ، new section ، Iran