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Erythroseris is a genus of African plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. Species Erythroseris amabilis (Balf.f.) N.Kilian & Gemeinholzer - Socotra (part of Yemen) Erythroseris somalensis (R.E.Fr.) N.Kilian & Gemeinholzer - Somalia

Sonchus bulbosus, the tuberous hawk's-beard, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a tuberous geophyte native to the Mediterranean basin countries of southern Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, as well as the Azores (Terceira) and Ireland. Three subspecies are accepted. Sonchus bulbosus subsp. bulbosus (synonyms Hieracium stoloniferum Viv. and H. tuberosum Brot.) – Mediterranean basin, Azores (Terceira), and Ireland Sonchus bulbosus subsp. microcephalus (Rech.f.) N.Kilian & Greuter – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria Sonchus bulbosus subsp. willkomii

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Erythroseris amabilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Socotra Islands, part of the Republic of Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas. It is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN under the basionym Prenanthes amabilis.

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Libinhania suffruticosa, synonym Helichrysum suffruticosum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Libinhania nimmoana, synonym Helichrysum nimmoanum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Libinhania is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Somalia and Socotra. The genus was established in 2017, as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study, which showed that a number of species endemic to Socotra, some of which had been placed in the genus Helichrysum, formed a clade that did not belong in that genus.

Astartoseris is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. It only contains one known species, Astartoseris triquetra. It is native to Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria. The genus name of Astartoseris is in honour of Astarte, the Hellenized form of the Ancient Near Eastern goddess Ashtart or Athtart (Northwest Semitic), a deity closely related to Ishtar (East Semitic), worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity. The Latin specific epithet of triquetra means three cornered. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Willdenowia

Sinoseris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes three species native to south-central China. Sinoseris changii Ze H.Wang, N.Kilian & H.Peng Sinoseris muliensis (Y.S.Chen, Lian S.Xu & R.Ke) Ze H.Wang, N.Kilian & H.Peng Sinoseris scandens (C.C.Chang) Ze H.Wang, N.Kilian & H.Peng

Libinhania rosulata, synonym Helichrysum rosulatum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

Libinhania acicularis, synonym Helichrysum aciculare, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It lives only in Socotra. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

Launaea thalassica is a species of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The species name thalassica is Greek meaning "of the sea".

Launaea socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen.

Launaea gorgadensis is a species of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as a critically endangered plant by the IUCN.

Lactuca cypria, the Cyprus lettuce, is a biennial, erect herb with glandular, hairy stems and a globose rhizome. Leaves alternate, simple, the basal large, oblong, petiolate, 10-15 x 5–7 cm, pinnatisect with a suborbicular terminal lobe, the upper smaller, often with a profound purple colour at the lower surface. Flowers in heads, capitula in corymbs, florets pale yellow, all ligulate, flowers April–July, fruit a pappose achene.

Distephanus qazmi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen.

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Ramaliella is a genus of flowering plants native to western Asia, ranging from Turkey southwards to the Sinai and Yemen, and eastwards to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan. The species in the genus were formerly placed in genus Scorzonera, which was found to be polyphyletic in phylogenetic studies.

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Lipschitzia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes a single species, Lipschitzia divaricata, a perennial or subshrub native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, north-central China, and the western Himalayas.

Limonium sundingii is a species of flowers that belong to the family Plumbaginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.

Limonium lobinii is a species of flowering plants of the family Plumbaginaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN. The species was first described by Norbert Kilian and Teresa Leyens in 1994. Its local name is carqueja-de-Santiago.

Libinhania sphaerocephala, synonym Helichrysum sphaerocephalum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Socotra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.

Libinhania arachnoides, synonym Helichrysum arachnoides, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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