Uropappus

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Uropappus
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Uropappus lindleyi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Microseridinae
Genus: Uropappus
Nutt.
Synonyms [1]
  • Microseris sect. Calocalais(DC.) A.Gray
  • Calais sect. CalocalaisDC.

Uropappus, commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] [4] Some authors accept only one species, U. lindleyi, and separate Stebbinsoseris . [5]

Species [1] [6]
formerly included [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 424–425 in English
  3. Tropicos, Uropappus Nutt.
  4. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1951 Jepson -U.
  5. Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 322, Uropappus Nuttall
  6. The Plant List search for Uropappus
  7. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Uropappus lindleyi". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  8. "Uropappus lindleyi". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-30.