Femeniasia

Femeniasia balearica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, and it is the only species in the genus Femeniasia.

Femeniasia
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Centaureinae
Genus:	Femeniasia Susanna
Species:	F. balearica
Binomial name
Femeniasia balearica (J.J.Rodr.) Susanna
Synonyms[2]
Centaurea balearica J.J.Rodr. Acosta balearica (J.J.Rodr.) Holub Carthamus balearicus (J.J.Rodr.) Greuter Carduncellus balearicus (J.J.Rodr.) G.López

Distribution and conservation

Femeniasia is endemic to the north-western coast of Menorca, Spain.^[3] Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and sandy shores.

Taxonomy

Femenasia balearica was first described by Juan Joaquín Rodríguez y Femenías in 1869 as a species of Centaurea.^[4] A new genus, Femeniasia, was erected for the species in 1987, and the genus remains monotypic.^[3]