''Jaegeria'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of flowering plants 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 from Mexico to South America.
[Tropicos, ''Jaegeria'' Kunth ]
/ref> The name commemorates Georg Friedrich von Jaeger
Georg Friedrich Jaeger and from 1850 Georg Friedrich von Jaeger, (25 December 1785 - 10 September 1866) was a German physician and paleontologist.
Life
Jaeger was born in Stuttgart, the son of physician Christian Friedrich von Jäger and Luise ...
.
; Species[Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
/ref>The Plant List search for Jaegeria
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* '' Jaegeria axillaris'' S.F.Blake - Colombia
* '' Jaegeria bellidiflora'' (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) A.M.Torres & Beaman - Mexico (Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
, Puebla
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, México State
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, D.F., Hidalgo)
* '' Jaegeria glabra'' (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. - Mexico (Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mun ...
, Durango
Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...
, Guanajuato
Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...
, Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
, Michoacán, Nayarit, México State, Querétaro
Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...
)
* '' Jaegeria gracilis'' Hook.f. - Ecuador including Galápagos
* '' Jaegeria hirta'' (Lag.) Less. - widespread from Mexico (Chihuahua) to Uruguay
* '' Jaegeria macrocephala'' Less. - Mexico (Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
, México State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Jalisco
* '' Jaegeria pedunculata'' Hook. & Arn. - Mexico (Michoacán, Nayarit, Jalisco)
* '' Jaegeria purpurascens'' B.L.Rob. - Mexico (Durango)
* '' Jaegeria standleyi'' (Steyerm.) B.L.Turner - Mexico (Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
), Guatemala
* '' Jaegeria sterilis'' McVaugh - Mexico (Jalisco)
; Former species
Several species were once considered as belonging to ''Jaegeria'' but have now been re-classified into other genera such as ''Acmella
''Acmella'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1807. It is native to the Americas and has been introduced to Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Australia.
One familiar species is ''Acmella oleracea'', wh ...
'', '' Galinsoga'', '' Guizotia'', or ''Sphagneticola
''Sphagneticola'' is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
.''
References
Asteraceae genera
Millerieae
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