''Lasiocephalus'' is a genus of

South American South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

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 groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. The genus was shown to be part of Senecio and predominantly occurs in tropical alpine-like regions. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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/ref> * '' Lasiocephalus doryphyllus'' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. - Venezuela, Colombia * '' Lasiocephalus gargantanus'' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. - Colombia * '' Lasiocephalus lingulatus'' Schltdl. - Ecuador * '' Lasiocephalus loeseneri'' (Hieron.) Cuatrec. - Peru * '' Lasiocephalus longipenicillatus'' (Sch.Bip. ex Sandwith) Cuatrec. - Venezuela * '' Lasiocephalus ovatus'' Schltdl. - Colombia, Ecuador * '' Lasiocephalus pichinchensis'' Cuatrec. - Ecuador * '' Lasiocephalus puracensis'' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. - Colombia * '' Lasiocephalus sodiroi'' (Hieron.) Cuatrec. - Ecuador * '' Lasiocephalus yacuanquensis'' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. - Colombia

References

Senecioneae Asteraceae genera Flora of South America {{Senecioneae-stub