Lachnocaulon

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Lachnocaulon
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Eriocaulaceae
Genus: Lachnocaulon
Kunth

Lachnocaulon (bogbutton) [1] is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia). [2] [3] [4] [5]

Species

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lachnocaulon". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of North America, Vol. 22, Lachnocaulon Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 497. 1841.
  4. Biiota of North America County Distribution maps
  5. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.