Synurus

Synurus is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae of the family Asteraceae. Species of the genus are found in Asia.

Synurus species have a thick stem up to 1.5 meters tall. They producs large, nodding, spherical flower heads up to 6 centimeters wide with purple florets.

The anti-inflammatory properties of these species as a herbal remedy have been well studied. They are eaten as a wild vegetable in Korea.


 * Species
 * Synurus deltoides (Aiton) Nakai - Russia (Chita, Amur, Primorye, Khabarovsk), China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Ningxia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Mongolia, Japan, Korea
 * Synurus excelsus (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea
 * Synurus palmatopinnatifidus (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea
 * Synurus pungens (Franch. & Sav.) Kitam. - Japan

see Olgaea
 * formerly included
 * Synurus diabolicus - Olgaea lomonossowii