What is "karelinia"

Karelinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.

Genus is named in honor of Grigory Karelin (1801-1872), Russian explorer.

There is only one known species, Karelinia caspia, native to European Russia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, China ( Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu), and Mongolia.