The host range of the knapweed nematode, Subanguina picridis (Kirjanova) Brzeski, under controlled environmental conditions was extended to include, in addition to Russian knapweed, Acroptilon repens (L.) DC., plant species within the Centaureinae, and Carduinae subtribes of the Cynareae tribe of the Asteraceae family. Examination of host response to nematode infection revealed that Russian kna...

The species Asteraceae Centaurea repens (Asteraceae), known as Acroptilon repens, and Talkhe in persian is used in folk medicine as an emetic, anti-epileptic, and anti-malaria herb in many parts of the world but its toxic effects have not determined yet. This study aimed to evaluate the acute and subchronic toxicity of this extract to find its possible adverse health effects through clinical, h...

The species Asteraceae Centaurea repens (Asteraceae), known as Acroptilon repens, andTalkhe in persian is used in folk medicine as an emetic, anti-epileptic, and anti-malaria herbin many parts of the world but its toxic effects have not determined yet. This study aimed toevaluate the acute and subchronic toxicity of this extract to find its possible adverse healtheffects through clinical, hemat...

The species Asteraceae Centaurea repens (Asteraceae), known as Acroptilon repens, andTalkhe in persian is used in folk medicine as an emetic, anti-epileptic, and anti-malaria herbin many parts of the world but its toxic effects have not determined yet. This study aimed toevaluate the acute and subchronic toxicity of this extract to find its possible adverse healtheffects through clinical, hemat...

Nine eriophyoid mites, including two new species and five new records, from Iran are described and illustrated. They are Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kacalev, 1974, rec. n. on Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo (Asteraceae); Aceria anthocoptes (Nalepa, 1892), rec. n. on Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Asteraceae); Aceria lactucae (Canestrini, 1893), rec. n. on Lactuca virosa L. (Asteraceae); Aceria...

This article investigates the exomorphic characteristics of the achenes which are achene size, color, and surface pattern, and pappus length, and colour. All these characteristics in seven taxa of Asteraceae namely, C. aggregata Fisch. & C.A. Mey. ex DC. subsp. aggregata, C. sivasica Wagenitz, C. polypodiifolia Boiss. var. polypodiifolia, C. polypodiifolia Boiss. var. szowitziana (Boiss.) Wagen...

Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens [L.] DC.) and yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.) are invasive weeds in the western United States, and both weeds are targeted for biological control. Cercosporella acroptili (Bremer) U. Braun was identified as a possible biological control agent for A. repens, and a morphologically similar Cercosporella sp. recently was found damaging to C. solsti...

Numerous species of the Asteraceae, the composites, are famous for their use in both traditional and conventional medicine. Reliable anatomical descriptions of these plants and of possible adulterations provide a basis for fast identification and cheap purity controls of respective medicinal drugs by means of light microscopy. Nevertheless, detailed comparative studies on root and rhizome anato...