''Dinoseris'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in 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 ...

, containing the single species ''Dinoseris salicifolia''. It is native to Bolivia and

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 ...

. It was formerly included in genus '' Hyaloseris''.Ortiz, S., et al. (2009)
The basal grade of the Compositae: Mutisieae (''sensu'' Cabrera) and Carduoideae.
In: ''Systematics, Evolution, and Biogeography of Compositae''. Vienna: IAPT, 193-213.

References

Monotypic Asteraceae genera Flora of Argentina Flora of Bolivia Stifftioideae {{Asteraceae-stub