title: Klasea pusilla
text: # 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.
  
  