Staehelina

Staehelina is a genus of Mediterranean flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.

Species

 * Staehelina dubia L. - western Mediterranean
 * Staehelina petiolata (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt - Crete + Karpathos Island
 * Staehelina unifloscula Sibth. & Sm. - Greece, Macedonia

several species now regarded as members of other genera: Athanasia Craspedia Cyrtocymura Gymnanthemum Hirtellina Jurinea Lachnospermum Liatris Ptilostemon Syncarpha Vernonia
 * formerly included