Epilepis

Epilepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Coreopsideae
Genus:	Epilepis Benth.
Synonyms [1]
PseudoagaristaMesfin & D.J.Crawford

Epilepis is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It includes 11 species native to Mexico. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

11 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Epilepis crawfordii (Mesfin) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis davilae (Panero & Villaseñor) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis guanajuatensis (B.L.Turner) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis mcvaughii (D.J.Crawford) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis oaxacensis (B.L.Turner) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis petrophila (A.Gray) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis petrophiloides (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis pringlei (B.L.Rob.) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis queretarensis (B.L.Turner) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis rhyacophila (Greenm.) Z.H.Feng, Z.J.Huang & Su Liu
• Epilepis rudis Benth.

References

1. "Epilepis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
2. Feng, Z.-H., Huang, Z.-J., Sun, H.-N., & Liu, S. (2024). Meeting Necessity instead of Serendipity: Miscellaneous Nomenclatural Notes on Asteraceae. Phytotaxa, 644(2), 124–134. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.644.2.4