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''Cineraria'' is a genus of
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s in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern
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with a few species farther north. The genus includes
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plants and small
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s. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in a broader sense including a number of species from the
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and
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which are now transferred to the genus '' Pericallis'', including the florist's cineraria (''Pericallis × hybrida'').


Species

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accepts the following species: *'' Cineraria abyssinica'' Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich. *''
Cineraria albicans ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' N.E.Br. *'' Cineraria albomontana'' Hilliard *''
Cineraria alchemilloides ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in ...
'' DC. *'' Cineraria anampoza'' (Baker) Baker *'' Cineraria arctotidea'' DC. *''
Cineraria aspera ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Thunb. *''
Cineraria atriplicifolia ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' DC. *''
Cineraria austrotransvaalensis ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Cron *''
Cineraria britteniae ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Hutch. & R.A.Dyer *''
Cineraria burkei ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Burtt Davy *''
Cineraria canescens ''Cineraria canescens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It ...
'' Wendl.Obs. ex Link *''
Cineraria cyanomontana ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in ...
'' Cron *''
Cineraria decipiens ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in ...
'' Harv. *''
Cineraria deltoidea ''Cineraria deltoidea'' is a perennial flowering plant of the family Asteraceae and the genus ''Cineraria'' which is also the closest known relative of the giant ''Dendrosenecio'' of East Africa. Description Sometimes growing straight upwards bu ...
'' Sond. *''
Cineraria densiflora ''Cineraria deltoidea'' is a perennial flowering plant of the family Asteraceae and the genus ''Cineraria'' which is also the closest known relative of the giant ''Dendrosenecio'' of East Africa. Description Sometimes growing straight upwards bu ...
'' R.E.Fr. *''
Cineraria dieterlenii ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in ...
'' E.Phillips *''
Cineraria dryogeton ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Cron *'' Cineraria erodioides'' DC. *'' Cineraria erosa'' Harv. *''
Cineraria exilis ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' DC. *''
Cineraria geifolia ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in ...
'' (L.) L. *'' Cineraria geraniifolia'' DC. *'' Cineraria glandulosa'' Cron *'' Cineraria grandibracteata'' Hilliard *'' Cineraria huilensis'' Cron *''
Cineraria humifusa ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae, sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonl ...
'' L'Hér. *'' Cineraria laxiflora'' R.E.Fr. *'' Cineraria lobata'' L'Hér. *'' Cineraria longipes'' S.Moore *'' Cineraria lyratiformis'' Cron *'' Cineraria magnicephala'' Cron *'' Cineraria mazoensis'' S.Moore *'' Cineraria microglossa'' DC. *'' Cineraria mitellifolia'' L'Hér. *'' Cineraria mollis'' E.Mey. ex DC. *'' Cineraria ngwenyensis'' Cron *''
Cineraria parvifolia ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Burtt Davy *'' Cineraria pinnata'' O.Hoffm. ex Schinz *'' Cineraria platycarpa'' DC. *'' Cineraria polycephala'' DC. *''
Cineraria pulchra ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Cron *''
Cineraria saxifraga ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in ...
'' DC. *''
Cineraria sebaldii ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Cufod. *'' Cineraria tomentolanata'' Govaerts *'' Cineraria vagans'' Hilliard *''
Cineraria vallis-pacis ''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed i ...
'' Dinter ex Merxm.


References

Asteraceae genera Flora of Africa {{Senecioneae-stub