''Sinosenecio'', also butterweed, is a genus of

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

n plants in the groundsel tribe within the

daisy family 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 ...

. Most of the species are found only in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, with a few extending southward into

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

. ; SpeciesFlora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 464 蒲儿根属 pu er gen shu ''Sinosenecio'' B. Nordenstam
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Tephroseris ''Tephroseris'' is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.Lauber, K. and G. Wagner. ''Flora Helvetica'', 4th ed. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tephroseris'': *'' ...

'' * ''Sinosenecio koreanus -

Tephroseris koreana ''Tephroseris'' is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.Lauber, K. and G. Wagner. ''Flora Helvetica'', 4th ed. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tephroseris'': *'' ...

'' * ''Sinosenecio newcombei -

Tephroseris newcombei ''Tephroseris'' is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.Lauber, K. and G. Wagner. ''Flora Helvetica'', 4th ed. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tephroseris'': *'' ...

References

Flora of China Flora of Indo-China Senecioneae Asteraceae genera {{Senecioneae-stub