Uropappus, commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] Some authors accept only one species, U. lindleyi, and separate Stebbinsoseris.[5]
| Uropappus | |
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| Uropappus lindleyi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
| Genus: | Uropappus Nutt. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Uropappus kellogii Greene - CA AZ, Baja California
- Uropappus lindleyi (DC.) Nutt. - Canada (BC), United States (WA OR CA NV ID UT AZ NM TX SC)[7][8]
- Uropappus pruinosus Greene - NM
- formerly included[1]
- Uropappus clevelandii - Microseris heterocarpa
- Uropappus heterocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa
- Uropappus kelloggii - Microseris heterocarpa
- Uropappus leucocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa
References
edit- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist [permanent dead link]
- ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 424–425 in English
- ^ Tropicos, Uropappus Nutt.
- ^ http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1951 Jepson -U.
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 322, Uropappus Nuttall
- ^ The Plant List search for Uropappus
- ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Uropappus lindleyi". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Uropappus lindleyi". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uropappus lindleyi.
- Calflora Database: Uropappus lindleyi (Silver puffs)
- CalPhotos gallery of Uropappus lindleyi (Silver puffs) images — University of California, Berkeley.