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''Psilocarphus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of flowering plants in the tribe
Gnaphalieae The Gnaphalieae are a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is most closely related to the tribes Anthemideae, Astereae, and Calenduleae. Characteristics This group is most diverse in South America, Southern Africa and Australi ...
within the family
Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
. ''Psilocarphus'' is known commonly as woolly marbles or woollyheads. It is native to western
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and southern
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. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157. * '' Psilocarphus brevissimus'' - BC
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Psilocarphus chilensis ''Psilocarphus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. ''Psilocarphus'' is known commonly as woolly marbles or woollyheads. It is native to western North America and southern South America. ; Spec ...
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* '' Psilocarphus elatior'' - BC WA OR CA ID MT * '' Psilocarphus globiferus'' -
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Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
* '' Psilocarphus oregonus'' - CA OR WA NV ID,
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* '' Psilocarphus tenellus'' - BC CA OR WA ID MT,
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; formerly included ''Psilocarphus caulescens'' Benth.- '' Hesperevax caulescens'' (Benth.) A.Gray


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USDA Plants Profile
Asteraceae genera Gnaphalieae {{Gnaphalieae-stub