Leucogenes

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Leucogenes
South Island edelweiss (Leucogenes grandiceps) New Zealand (31829549163).jpg
Leucogenes grandiceps
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Leucogenes
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Synonyms [1]
  • Helichrysum sect. LeontopodioidesBenth.

Leucogenes is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to New Zealand. [2] [3]

Species [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Beauverd, Gustave. 1910. Bulletin de la Société botanique de Genève ser. 2. 2: 241
  3. Tropicos, Leucogenes Beauverd
  4. The Plant List search for Leucogenes