Ancathia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1833. Archives de Botanique 2: 331Tropicos, Ancathia DC.
The only known species is Ancathia igniaria, native to Mongolia, Xinjiang, Altay, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 159 肋果蓟 lei guo ji Ancathia igniaria (Sprengel) Candolle
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