Kirkianella
Encyclopedia
Kirkianella is a monotypic genus
of flowering plants in the daisy family
, with a single species, K. novae-zelandiae. DNA analysis suggests that it is very closely related to certain species of the genus Sonchus
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the daisy family
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
, with a single species, K. novae-zelandiae. DNA analysis suggests that it is very closely related to certain species of the genus Sonchus
Sonchus
Sonchus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. Most of the species are annual herbs, a few are perennial, and some are even woody...
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