Plectocephalus
| Plectocephalus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Plectocephalus americanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae[1] |
| Genus: | Plectocephalus D.Don |
| Type species | |
| Plectocephalus americanus (Nutt.) D.Don | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Centaurea sect. Plectocephalus (D.Don) DC. | |
Plectocephalus is a genus of plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]
- Plectocephalus americanus (Nutt.) D.Don - Mexico (Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León), USA (AZ NM TX LA AR MS KS MO IL WI SC NY)
- Plectocephalus cachinalensis (Phil.) N.Garcia & Susanna - Atacama Region in Chile
- Plectocephalus chilensis G.Don ex Loudon - Chile
- Plectocephalus floccosus (Hook. & Arn.) N.Garcia & Susanna - Chile (Coquimbo + Valparaíso)
- Plectocephalus rothrockii (Greenm.) D.J.N.Hind - Mexico (from Chihuahua to Chiapas), USA (AZ NM)
- Plectocephalus tweediei (Hook. & Arn.) N.Garcia & Susanna - Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay (Guairá), Uruguay, Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa)
- Plectocephalus varians (A.Rich.) - Ethiopia
- Formerly included[1]
Plectocephalus dracaenoides (Johow) F.H.Hellw. - Centaurodendron dracaenoides Johow
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Don, David in Sweet, Robert. 1830. British flower garden: containing coloured figures & descriptions of the most ornamental & curious hardy herbaceous plants vol 4 in some copies, vol 2(1) in others, plate 51 in either version
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps