Croptilon

Croptilon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Croptilon
Raf.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Haplopappus sect. Isopappus (Torr. & A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Isopappus Torr. & A.Gray

Croptilon is a small North American genus of flowering plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family.[3][2]

Species

Croptilon is native to the southeastern and south-central United States as well as northeastern Mexico.[4][1][5]

  1. Croptilon divaricatum (Nutt.) Raf. - south-central + southeastern USA
  2. Croptilon hookerianum (Torr. & A.Gray) House - south-central USA
  3. Croptilon rigidifolium (E.B.Sm.) E.B.Sm. - Texas, Nuevo León

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Croptilon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 47. 1837.
  3. ↑ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 47. mix of Latin and English
  4. ↑ The Plant List search for Croptilon
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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