''Uropappus,'' commonly called silverpuffs, is a
genus
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of North American plants in the tribe
Cichorieae 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 ...
. Some authors accept only one species, ''U. lindleyi'', and separate ''
Stebbinsoseris''.
; Species
[The Plant List search for ''Uropappus'']
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* ''Uropappus kellogii
''Uropappus,'' commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. Some authors accept only one species, ''U. lindleyi'', and separate ''Stebbinsoseris''.
; Species
* ''Uropappus ...
'' Greene - CA AZ, Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
* '' Uropappus lindleyi'' (DC.) Nutt. - Canada ( BC), United States ( WA OR CA NV ID UT AZ NM TX SC)Uropappus pruinosus
''Uropappus,'' commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. Some authors accept only one species, ''U. lindleyi'', and separate ''Stebbinsoseris''.
; Species
* '' Uropa ...
'' Greene - NM
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* ''Uropappus clevelandii - ]Microseris heterocarpa
''Microseris heterocarpa'', known by the common name grassland silverpuffs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
It is native to southwestern North America, where it can be found in various areas of California, a ...
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* ''Uropappus heterocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa
''Microseris heterocarpa'', known by the common name grassland silverpuffs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
It is native to southwestern North America, where it can be found in various areas of California, a ...
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* ''Uropappus kelloggii - Microseris heterocarpa
''Microseris heterocarpa'', known by the common name grassland silverpuffs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
It is native to southwestern North America, where it can be found in various areas of California, a ...
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* ''Uropappus leucocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa
''Microseris heterocarpa'', known by the common name grassland silverpuffs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
It is native to southwestern North America, where it can be found in various areas of California, a ...
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References
External links
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Calflora Database: ''Uropappus lindleyi'' (Silver puffs)
CalPhotos gallery of ''Uropappus lindleyi'' (Silver puffs) images
— ''University of California, Berkeley''.
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Cichorieae
Asteraceae genera
Flora of Northwestern Mexico
Flora of the Northwestern United States
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Flora of the South-Central United States
Flora of British Columbia
Flora of California
Taxa named by Thomas Nuttall