What is "askellia"

Askellia is a genus of Asian and North American plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family.

1. Askellia alaica (Krasch.) W.A.Weber - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
2. Askellia benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Sennikov - Jammu, Kashmir
3. Askellia corniculata (Regel & Schmalh.) W.A.Weber - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jammu, Kashmir
4. Askellia elegans (Hook.) W.A.Weber - Canada, United States ( Alaska Montana Wyoming)
5. Askellia flexuosa (Ledeb.) W.A.Weber - Tuva, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Shanxi, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Jammu, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
6. Askellia jacutica (Lomon.) Sennikov - Yakutskiya
7. Askellia karelinii (Popov & Schischk. ex Popov & Schischk.) W.A.Weber - Altay, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tibet, Xinjiang
8. Askellia lactea (Lipsch.) W.A.Weber - Tibet, Tajikistan
9. Askellia naniformis (Babc.) Sennikov - Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir
10. Askellia pseudonaniformis (C.Shih) Sennikov - Xinjiang
11. Askellia pygmaea (Ledeb.) Sennikov - Siberia, Russian Far East, Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Canada, western United States ( Alaska Washington Oregon California Nevada Idaho Utah Montana Wyoming)
12. Askellia sogdiana (Krasch.) W.A.Weber - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan