''Perdicium'' is a genus of African plants in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae.
; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Hansen, H. V. (1985), A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Perdicium'' (Compositae -Mutisieae). Nordic Journal of Botany, 5: 543–546. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1985.tb01691.x
Several dozen species have at one time been considered members of ''Perdicium''. Almost all of them are now regarded as better suited to other genera ''(
Acourtia
''Acourtia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae and was first described as a genus in 1830. It includes ''desertpeonies'', such as ''Acourtia nana'' (dwarf desertpeony) and ''Acourtia runcinata'' (featherleaf desertpeony).
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Ainsliaea
''Ainsliaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1838.
''Ainsliaea'' is native to East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-Ea ...
Haplocarpha
''Haplocarpha'' (onefruit) is a genus of Africa
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Holocheilus
''Holocheilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Leibnitzia
Leucheria
''Leucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
''Leucheria'' is native to South America and the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Oce ...
Trixis
''Trixis'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to North and South America including the West Indies.
Members of the genus are commonly known as threefolds due to the outer lip of the corolla. The generic name is derived from ...
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Perdicium capense
''Perdicium'' is a genus of African plants in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae.
; SpeciesSouth Africa
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Perdicium leiocarpum
''Perdicium'' is a genus of African plants in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae.
; SpeciesSouth Africa