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Pulicaria
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Pulicaria is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, also referred to as Compositae. It belongs to the tribe Inuleae within the order Asterales. The taxonomic classification places it in the class Magnoliopsida and the phylum Tracheophyta. The genus is named after the Latin word for flea, referencing its strong smell. Its type species is Pulicaria vulgaris, and it is commonly known as false fleabane.
The genus is native to regions including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, the Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, and Bulgaria. It has been introduced to the Azores, California, Khabarovsk, Maryland, and Primorye. The taxon is considered accepted.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pulicaria is referenced by 30 other articles, and connects out to Europe, Africa and Asia.
It is catalogued under topics including Asteraceae genera, Plant dyes and Pulicaria.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
General: Pulicaria (from the Lat. pulex, a flea, the strong smell
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 251
- With media
- 231
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- RSA, MICH, UCR, NY, BRY, EMC
- Recorded in
- Tunisia, India, United States, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Thailand, Benin
Research
364 papers- A Comprehensive Review on Anticancer Potential of Pulicaria Plants and their Derivatives.Current cancer drug targets · 2025
- Constituents of Pulicaria inuloides and Cytotoxic Activities of Two Methoxylated Flavonols.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Effect of Pulicaria mauritanica on Glucose Metabolism and Glycogen Content in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.Cardiovascular & hematological agents in medicinal chemistry · 2022
- Pulicaria dysenterica (L.) Bernh.-Rightfully Earned Name? Identification and Biological Activity of New 3-Methoxycuminyl Esters from P. dysenterica Essential Oil.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Phytochemicals and biological activities of Pulicaria species.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2010
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Wikidata facts
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- Pulicaria
- Commons category
- Pulicaria
- topic's main category
- Category:Pulicaria
- Commons gallery
- Pulicaria
- taxon common name
- bolhača
- taxonomic type
- Pulicaria vulgaris
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thumb|right|200px|Pulicaria wightiana in [[Hyderabad, India.]]
Pulicaria is a genus of flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. In North America Pulicaria is known by the common name false fleabane.
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