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Astereae Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, subshrubs, shrubs, and trees. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the world. Plants within the tribe are present nearly worldwide di ...

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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 ...

. The name "Xanthocephalum" means "yellow head," from the Greek "xanthos," yellow and "kephale," head. The genus was once much larger than it is today, with many of its former members transferred to ''Gutierrezia'' in the 1980s. ; Species * '' Xanthocephalum amoenum'' Shinners -

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Xanthocephalum benthamianum ''Xanthocephalum'' is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. The name "Xanthocephalum" means "yellow head," from the Greek "xanthos," yellow and "kephale," head. The genus was once much larger than i ...

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Xanthocephalum gymnospermoides ''Xanthocephalum'' is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. The name "Xanthocephalum" means "yellow head," from the Greek "xanthos," yellow and "kephale," head. The genus was once much larger than i ...

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Xanthocephalum humile ''Xanthocephalum'' is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. The name "Xanthocephalum" means "yellow head," from the Greek "xanthos," yellow and "kephale," head. The genus was once much larger than i ...

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Xanthocephalum megalocephalum ''Xanthocephalum'' is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. The name "Xanthocephalum" means "yellow head," from the Greek "xanthos," yellow and "kephale," head. The genus was once much larger than i ...

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Amphiachyris ''Amphiachyris'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a species in 1840. ''Amphiachyris'' is endemic to the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States ...

Gutierrezia ''Gutierrezia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to western North America and western South America. Plants of this genus are known generally as snakeweeds or matchweeds. Some species have been called greasewood. T ...

Gymnosperma ''Gymnosperma'' is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The only known species is ''Gymnosperma glutinosum'', native to Mexico, Guatemala, and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas T ...

Pilosella ''Pilosella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Some sources include it within the genus ''Hieracium''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pilosella abakurae'' *''Pilosella acutifol ...

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Astereae Asteraceae genera Flora of Northern America Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Willdenow {{Astereae-stub