Klasea pusilla
# Klasea pusilla

Klasea pusilla (Arabic: ورخة قزمة), is a species in the genus Klasea (previously in the genus Serratula). It is a native of the Eastern Mediterranean.

## Description

Klasea pusilla has a thistle-like flower head, it flowers from April to June.

## Distribution and habitat

The plant grows in Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan in Mediterranean semi-steppe shrubland.

## Research and uses

A 2014 study investigating the biological activity of Lebanese indigenous medicinal plants showed that whole plant extracts of K. pusilla has a significant repellent effect against the adult silverleaf whitefly, an important invasive agricultural pest.

