''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.
; Species
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* ''Lasiocephalus doryphyllus
''Lasiocephalus'' is a genus of South American 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 ...
'' (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
''Lasiocephalus ovatus'' is a terrestrial herb in the high Andes.
Distribution
Colombia (South America)
Ecuador (South America
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'' Schltdl. - Colombia, Ecuador
* '' Lasiocephalus pichinchensis'' Cuatrec. - Ecuador
* '' Lasiocephalus puracensis'' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. - Colombia
* '' Lasiocephalus sodiroi'' (Hieron.) Cuatrec. - Ecuador
* ''Lasiocephalus yacuanquensis
''Lasiocephalus'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. The genus was shown to be part of Senecio and predominantly occurs in tropical alpine-like regions.
; Species '' (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec. - Colombia
References
Senecioneae
Asteraceae genera
Flora of South America
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