Uropappus
| Silverpuffs | |
|---|---|
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| Uropappus lindleyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae[1] |
| Genus: | Uropappus Nutt. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Uropappus, commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3][4] Some authors merge all the species into one.[5]
- Uropappus kellogii Greene - CA AZ, Baja California
- Uropappus lindleyi (DC.) Nutt. - Canada (BC), USA (WA OR CA NV ID UT AZ NM TX SC),
- Uropappus pruinosus Greene - NM
- formerly included[1]
- Uropappus clevelandii - Microseris heterocarpa
- Uropappus heterocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa
- Uropappus kelloggii - Microseris heterocarpa
- Uropappus leucocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 424–425 in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Uropappus Nutt.
- ↑ http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1951 Jepson -U.
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 322, Uropappus Nuttall
- ↑ The Plant List search for Uropappus