flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
found in South America, mostly restricted to the dry regions of the Southern Andes,
Chilean Matorral
The Chilean Matorral (NT1201) is a terrestrial ecoregion of central Chile, located on the west coast of South America. It is in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, part of the Neotropical realm.
Matorral is typically character ...
, and
Patagonia
Patagonia () refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and gl ...
.
Taxonomy
Species
Species accepted by the
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
as of December 2022:
; formerly included
Many species once included in ''Haplopappus'' are now regarded as belonging to other genera: ''
Acamptopappus
''Acamptopappus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.
''Acamptopappus'' is native to the deserts in southwestern North America. The name is derived from ''a-'' (not), ''campto-'' (bent), and ''p ...
Ageratina
''Ageratina'' (snakeroot) is a genus of more than 330 perennials and rounded shrubs in the family Asteraceae.
These plants grow mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas and West Indies. Over 150 species are native to Mexico. Some flourish i ...
Croptilon
''Croptilon'' is a small North American genus of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
; Species
''Croptilon'' is native to the southeastern and south-central United States as well as northeastern Mexico.
* '' Crop ...
Ericameria
''Ericameria'' is a genus of North American shrubs in the family Asteraceae.
''Ericameria'' is known by the common names goldenbush, rabbitbrush, turpentine bush, and rabbitbush. Most are shrubs but one species ''( E. parishii)'' can reach tree ...
Grindelia
''Grindelia'' (gumweed) is a genus of plants native to the Americas belonging to the family Asteraceae. The genus was named for Latvian botanist David Hieronymus Grindel, 1776–1836.
They are herbaceous plants or subshrubs with annual, biennial ...
Isocoma
''Isocoma'', commonly called jimmyweed or goldenweed, is a genus of North American semi-woody shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is found in the semi-arid areas of Southwestern United States and Mexico.
The name of this genus is derived from th ...
Oreostemma
''Oreostemma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species are found in western North America, with two endemic to California.
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* '' Oreostemma alpigenum'' (Tundra aster) — California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, ...