''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the
Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to
Cuba
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and to the southeastern
United States
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(from
Texas
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to
Virginia
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).
[Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.]
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Lachnocaulon anceps''
(Walter) Morong - from Texas to Virginia;
Isla de la Juventud
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in Cuba
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Lachnocaulon beyrichianum''
Sporl. ex Körn - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina
* †''
Lachnocaulon cubense''
Ruhland - Cuba, apparently extinct
* ''
Lachnocaulon digynum''
Körn - from eastern Texas to the
Florida Panhandle
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* ''
Lachnocaulon ekmanii''
Ruhland - Cuba
* ''
Lachnocaulon engleri''
Ruhland - Florida, southern Alabama
* ''
Lachnocaulon minus''
(Chapm.) Small - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina
References
Eriocaulaceae
Poales genera
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