''Lasianthaea'' is a

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of flowering plants in the family

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. The species are native primarily to

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, with one species extending just over the border into the

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and another south to northwestern

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.Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 133 ''Lasianthaea'' de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 607. 1836.
/ref> ; Species * '' Lasianthaea aurea'' (D.Don) K.M.Becker - México State * '' Lasianthaea beckeri'' B.L.Turner - Jalisco * '' Lasianthaea ceanothifolia'' (Willd.) K.M.Becker - central Mexico * '' Lasianthaea crocea'' (A.Gray) K.M.Becker - Oaxaca, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Michoacán, México State * '' Lasianthaea fruticosa'' (L.) K.M.Becker - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela * '' Lasianthaea gentryi'' B.L.Turner - Sinaloa * '' Lasianthaea helianthoides'' Zucc. ex DC. - Oaxaca, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Michoacán, México State * '' Lasianthaea machucana'' B.L.Turner - Jalisco * '' Lasianthaea macrocephala'' (Hook. & Arn.) K.M.Becker - Oaxaca, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Michoacán, México State, Colima, Sinaloa * '' Lasianthaea palmeri'' (Greenm.) K.M.Becker - Jalisco, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Zacatecas * '' Lasianthaea podocephala'' (A.Gray) K.M.Becker - Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise Cos), New Mexico (Hidalgo Co) * '' Lasianthaea ritovegana'' B.L.Turner - Sinaloa * '' Lasianthaea rosei'' (Greenm.) McVaugh - Nayarit * '' Lasianthaea seemannii'' (A.Gray) K.M.Becker - Nayarit, Sonora * '' Lasianthaea squarrosa'' (Greenm. ex Greenm.) K.M.Becker - Guerrero * '' Lasianthaea zinnioides'' (Hemsl.) K.M.Becker - Nayarit

References

Heliantheae Asteraceae genera Flora of North America {{Heliantheae-stub