Takhtajaniantha is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. The genus is named for Armenian botanist Armen Takhtajan, 1910-2009. Species The only known species is Takhtajaniantha pusilla. It is widespread across central and southwestern Asia (Xinjiang Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Armenia, Nakhichevan, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, Sinai, Saudi Arabia) as well as the Dagestan region of southern European Russia.