''Micropus'', the cottonseeds, is a
genus of flowering plants in the tribe
Gnaphalieae within the family
Asteraceae.
[
; Species][Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps]
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* '' Micropus amphibolus'' A.Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His '' Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exc ...
- California
* '' Micropus californicus'' Fisch.
Friedrich Ernst Ludwig Fischer (20 February 1782, Halberstadt – 17 June 1854) was a Russian botanist, born in Germany. He was director of the St Petersburg botanical garden from 1823 to 1850.
In 1804 he obtained his medical doctorate from the ...
& C.A.Mey. - California, Oregon
* '' Micropus supinus'' L. - southern Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia
References
Gnaphalieae
Asteraceae genera
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