Craniospermum


Craniospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to Kazakhstan, the Altai, Siberia, Mongolia, and Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia in China. They are tuft-forming biennial or perennial herbs, and are generally highly endemic, thought to be relicts of the hypothesized ancient Mediterranean flora.

Species

Currently accepted species include:
  • Craniospermum canescens DC.
  • Craniospermum desertorum Ovczinnikova & A.Korolyuk
  • Craniospermum mongolicum I.M.Johnst.
  • Craniospermum pseudotuvinicum Ovczinnikova & A.Korolyuk
  • Craniospermum subfloccosum Krylov
  • Craniospermum subvillosum Lehm.
  • Craniospermum tuvinicum Ovczinnikova