Calopappus

Calopappus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calopappus
Meyen
Species: C. acerosus
Binomial name
Calopappus acerosus
Meyen
Synonyms

Calopappus acanthifolius
Nassauvia acerosa

Calopappus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Calopappus acerosus. It is endemic to central Chile, where it occurs in the Andes.[1]

References

  1. Morrone, J. J., et al. (1997). A cladistic biogeographic analysis of Central Chile. J Comp Biol 2(1) 25-41.