Steirodiscus is a genus of South African plants in the groundsel tribe within the Asteraceae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to the Cape Provinces.[1]

Steirodiscus
Steirodiscus tagetes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Steirodiscus
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Synonyms[1]

Psilothonna (E.Mey. ex DC.) E.Phillips (1950)

Some species are used as garden plants.[3] Cultivars include 'Gold Rush'.[5]

Species[6][1][7]
formerly included[6]

Steirodiscus chrysanthemoides - Euryops chrysanthemoides

References

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  1. ^ a b c Steirodiscus Less. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1832. Synopsis Generum Compositarum 251 in Latin
  3. ^ a b Pepenene, P. I. and M. Jackson. Systematics of the genus Steirodiscus (Asteraceae). University of the Free State.
  4. ^ Steirodiscus Less. Tropicos.
  5. ^ Ewart, L. C. 1993. New Bedding Plants. p. 604-08. In: Janick, J. and J. E. Simon (eds.). New Crops. Wiley, New York.
  6. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  7. ^ Steirodiscus. SANBI. Red List of South African Plants.