Oligochaeta (plant)

Oligochaeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cynareae
Genus:	Oligochaeta (DC.) K.Koch
Synonyms
Serratula sect. Oligochaeta DC.

Serratula sect. Oligochaeta DC.

Oligochaeta is a genus of Asian plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family.

Oligochaeta is native to central, southern, and southwestern Asia. They are annual plants that grow in mountain and steppe habitat.

It is part of the Rhaponticum group in the tribe Cynareae, along with the genera Rhaponticum, Acroptilon, Callicephalus, Leuzea, Myopordon, and Ochrocephala. It can be distinguished from other genera by its pollen.