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452.0000 Family Asteraceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 55 (1822)
1620 genera, ca. 29.000 spp. (35.000 spp. incl. microspecies). Systematics taken mostly from Funk et al. (2009, 2020) and Zuntini et al. (2024). Barnadesioideae (so far treated as most basal member of Asteraceae) might be a separate family, more related to Calyceraceae.
Species listed in database: 35419; hybrids: 684
= Acarnaceae Link; (1829)
= Ambrosiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820), nom. cons.
= Anthemidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Aposeridaceae Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 106 (1838)
= Arctotaceae Bessey; Univ. Stud. Nebraska 14: 107 (1914)
= Arctotidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Artemisiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 48 (1820)
= Athanasiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 56 (1820)
= Calendulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Carduaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Carlinaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Centaureaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Cichoriaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 168 (1789), nom. cons.
= Cnicaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 297 (1818)
= Compositae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 538 (1792), nom. cons.
= Coreopsidaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 768 (1829)
= Cynaraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 926, 931, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Echinopaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Eupatoriaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 253 (1820)
= Gnaphaliaceae Link ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 46 (1830)
= Grindeliaceae Rchb. ex A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 330 (1907)
= Heleniaceae Raf.; Cincinnati Lit. Gaz. 2: 28 (1824)
= Helianthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Helichrysaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 712 (1829)
= Inulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Ivaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 1: 31 (1837)
= Lactucaceae Drude; Handb. Bot. 3(2): 369 (1886)
= Lapsanaceae Martinov; (1820)
= Madiaceae A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 332 (1907)
= Matricariaceae Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 400 (1845)
= Mutisiaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 934, 935, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Nassauviaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 290 (1836)
= Partheniaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 816 (1829)
= Perdiciaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 728 (1829)
= Picridaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 482 (1820)
= Santolinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 560 (1820)
= Senecionaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Serratulaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 577 (1820)
= Tanacetaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Tussilagaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Vernoniaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 296 (1836)
= Xanthiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Xeranthemaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 498 (1843)
452.7759 Genus Pterocaulon Elliott; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 323 (1823)
Distribution: Southeast Asia, Malesia, Australia, trop. and subtrop. America
Species listed in database: 26
= Chlaenobolus Cass.; Dict. Sci. Nat. [F.Cuvier], éd. 2, 49: 337 (1827)
= Monenteles Labill.; Sert. Austro-Caledon. 42 (1825)
species :
Pterocaulon alopecuroides (Lam.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
Name: Travesera de loma (Cuba), Vela de sabana, Lengua de vaca, Cura nacio, Cura nacido (Dominican Republic)
Distribution: Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Antigua; Redonda; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Trinidad; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Meta, Risaralda, Tolima); Venezuela (Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Monagas); Guyana; Surinam; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); N-Brazil (Amapa, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Paraíba, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brazília Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Rocha, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, San Luis, Tucuman)
80 PAN 81 ABA CUB GDL HIS JAM MAR PUE TRT VIR 82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Baccharis erioptera Benth.; Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 441 (1839)
= Chlaenobolus alopecuroides (Lam.) Cass.; Dict. Sci. Nat. [F.Cuvier], éd. 2, 49: 339 (1827)
= Conyza alopecuroides Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 93 (1786)
= Pluchea alopecuroides Less.; Syn. Gen. Compos. 207 (1832)
= Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. glabrescens Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 387 (1902)
= Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. mollis Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 387 (1902)
= Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. polystachyum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
= Pterocaulon alopecuroides var. salicifolium Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 387 (1902)
= Pterocaulon alopecuroideum (Lam.) Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 386 (1902)
= Pterocaulon interruptum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
= Pterocaulon interruptum var. monostachyum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
= Pterocaulon interruptum var. polystachyum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
= Pterocaulon latifolium Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 169 (1898)
= Pterocaulon virgatum f. alopecuroides (Lam.) Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 268 (1908)
= Pterocaulon virgatum f. subcorymbosa Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 269 (1908)
= Pterocaulon virgatum var. alopecuroides (Lam.) Griseb.; (1866)
species :
Pterocaulon angustifolium DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Misiones, Paraguari, San Pedro); Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Flores Prov., Lavalleja, Paysandu, Rivera, Rio Negro, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo); Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
species :
Pterocaulon balansae Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 388 (1902)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Brazília Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari); Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Florida Prov., Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Rio Negro, Rocha, San Jose, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones, Tucuman)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pterocaulon paniculatum Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: (Fl. Urug. iii.). 270 (1908)
= Pterocaulon polystachyum var. tomentosa Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 270 (1908)
= Pterocaulon virgatum f. subpaniculata Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 269 (1908)
species :
Pterocaulon brachyanthum A.R.Bean; Austrobaileya 8(3): 289 (2011)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 LSI SUL
species :
Pterocaulon ciliosum A.R.Bean; Austrobaileya 8(3): 291 (-293; figs., map) (2011)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores); Australia (E-Queensland, NE-Northern Territory)
42 LSI 50 AUS
species :
Pterocaulon cordobense Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 169 (1898)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul); Paraguay (Cordillera, Guaira, Pres. Hayes); Uruguay (Canelones, Colonia, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Argentina Distrito Federal, Entre Rios, Formosa, La Pampa, Santa Fe, San Luis)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
species :
Pterocaulon discolor A.R.Bean; Austrobaileya 8(3): 293 (-295; figs., map) (2011)
Distribution: Australia (N-Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Pterocaulon globuliferus W.Fitzg.; J. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 3: 223 (1918)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia: Kimberley)
50 AUS
species :
Pterocaulon intermedium (DC.) A.R.Bean; Austrobaileya 8(3): 298 (2011)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Kisar Isl.); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, N-Queensland)
42 LSI NWG 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Monenteles intermedius DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 455 (1836)
species :
Pterocaulon lanatum Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 169 (1898)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brazília Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Amambay, Cordillera, Paraguari, San Pedro); Argentina (Salta)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Pterocaulon hassleri Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 387 (1902)
species :
Pterocaulon lorentzii Malme; Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 27: no. 12, 22 (1899), et Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 32: no. 5, 55 (1901)
Distribution: Bolivia; WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Amambay, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Pres. Hayes); Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Colonia, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rivera, Rio Negro, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe, Tucuman)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Pterocaulon malmeanum Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 388 (1902)
= Pterocaulon virgatum f. angustifolia Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 268 (1908)
= Pterocaulon virgatum f. spicata Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6, 268, pl. 48 (1908)
species :
Pterocaulon niveum Cabrera & A.M.Ragonese; Darwiniana 21(2-4): 249 (1978)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia: Kimberley, W-Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Pterocaulon paradoxum A.R.Bean; Austrobaileya 8(3): 303 (2011)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (N-Western Australia: N-Kimberley, N-Northern Territory)
42 NWG 50 AUS
species :
Pterocaulon polypterum (DC.) Cabrera; Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 17: 75 (1954)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Uruguay (Cerro Largo, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Baccharis polyptera DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 426 (1836)
= Pterocaulon bakeri Malme; Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n. s. 32(5): 55 (1899)
= Vernonia pterocaulon Baker; J. Bot. 16: 77 (1878)
species :
Pterocaulon polystachyum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brazília Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari); Uruguay (Artigas, Cerro Largo, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rivera, Rio Negro, Rocha, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
species :
Pterocaulon purpurascens Malme; Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 27: no. 12, 13 (1899)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Tucuman)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
species :
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum (Michx.) Elliott; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 324 (1823)
Name: Fox-tail or coastal blackroot (EN), Welliges Ruhrkraut (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina)
11 ger 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Chlaenobolus pycnostachyus (Michx.) Cass.; Dict. Sci. Nat. [F.Cuvier], éd. 2, 49: 338 (1827)
= Chlaenobolus undulatus (Walter) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1236 (1903)
= Conyza pycnostachya Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 2: 126 (1803)
= Gnaphalium undulatum Walter; Fl. Carol. [Walter] 203 (1788)
= Pluchea pycnostachya (Michx.) Less.; Syn. Gen. Compos. 207 (1832)
= Pterocaulon undulatum (Walter) C.Mohr; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 120, 790 (1901)
species :
Pterocaulon redolens (G.Forst.) Fern.-Vill.; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 4(3): 116 (1880)
Distribution: China (Hainan); India (Odisha); Myanmar (Bago); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (E-Queensland, NE-New South Wales); New Caledonia; Vanuatu
36 CHI 40 IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY NWG PHI SUL 50 AUS 60 NWC VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Conyza redolens (G.Forst.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3: 1915 (1803)
= Gnaphalium cylindrostachyum Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 3931 (1831), nomen
= Gnaphalium polycephalum Wall. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 455 (1836), nom. inval.
= Gnaphalium redolens G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 91 (1786)
= Monenteles forsteri Endl.; Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 168 (1836), nom. illeg.
= Monenteles redolens (G.Forst.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 455 (1836)
= Monenteles spicatus Labill.; Sert. Austro-Caledon. 43, t. 43 (1825)
= Pterocaulon billardierei F.Muell.; Descr. Notes Papuan Pl. 8: 43 (1886), nom. nov.
= Pterocaulon cylindrostachyum C.B.Clarke; Compos. Ind. 98 (1876)
= Pterocaulon redolens (G.Forst.) Boerl.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 2(1): 240 (1891)
= Pterocaulon spicatum (Labill.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 1218 (1930), nom. illeg. non DC. (1836)
= Sphaeranthus elongatus Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 636 (1837)
= Tessaria redolens (G.Forst.) Less.; Linnaea 6: 151 (1831)
species :
Pterocaulon rugosum (Vahl) Malme; Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 27: no. 12, 16 (1899)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brazília Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Amambay, Central, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro); Argentina (Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Chlaenobolus rugosus (Vahl) Cass.; Dict. Sci. Nat. [F.Cuvier], éd. 2, 49: 341 (1827)
= Conyza rugosa Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 71 (1790) non Dryand. ex Aiton 1789
= Pluchea rugosa (Vahl) Less.; Syn. Gen. Compos. 207 (1832)
= Pterocaulon spicatum var. brachystachyum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
species :
Pterocaulon serrulatum (Montrouz.) Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 56 (1937)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia: Kimberley, E-Queensland); New Caledonia (Île Art)
50 AUS 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Monenteles glandulosus F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 523 (1867)
= Monenteles serrulatus Montrouz.; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., Sér. 2, 10: 225 (1860)
= Pterocaulon glandulosum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) F.Muell.; Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 79 (1882)
variant :
var. velutinum (Ewart & O.B.Davies) Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 57 (1937)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, W-Queensland, N-South Australia); New Caledonia
50 AUS 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Pterocaulon glandulosum var. velutinum Ewart & O.B.Davies; Fl. N. Territory [Ewart & Davies] 277 (1917)
= Pterocaulon serratum O.Schwarz; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 108 (1928)
species :
Pterocaulon sphacelatum (Labill.) F.Muell.; Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 79 (1882)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales); New Caledonia
42 LSI NWG 50 AUS 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Monenteles sphacelatus Labill.; Sert. Austro-Caledon. 43, t. 44 (1825)
= Monenteles tomentosus Sch.Bip. ex Miq.Syst.Verz.122, nom.nud.
= Pterocaulon tomentosus Boerl.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 2: 240 (1891)
= Sphaeranthus erectus Zoll. & Moritzi; Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië 2: 233 (1845)
species :
Pterocaulon sphaeranthoides (DC.) F.Muell.; Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 79 (1882)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia: Pilbara)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Monenteles sphaeranthoides DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 556 (1836)
species :
Pterocaulon tricholobum A.R.Bean; Austrobaileya 8(3): 319 (-323; figs., map) (2011)
Distribution: Australia (N-Northern Territory, N-Western Australia: Kimberley, NW-Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Pterocaulon verbascifolium (Benth.) F.Muell.; Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 79 (1882)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa); Australia (N-Western Australia: Kimberley, Northern Territory, N-Queensland)
42 LSI 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Monenteles verbascifolius F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 523 (1867)
species :
Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
Name: Wand blackroot; Siempreviva (Cuba), Golden cudweed (Jamaica), Escobillon (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: USA (Louisiana, Texas); Mexico (Puebla, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Honduras; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl.; Colombia (Antioquia, Meta, Tolima, Valle); Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Canindeyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Misiones, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Uruguay (Artigas, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rocha, Salto); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Tucuman)
77 USA 78 USA 79 MEX 80 HON 81 CUB HIS JAM PUE VIR 82 CLM 83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Chlaenobolus spicatus (Mill.) Cass.; Dict. Sci. Nat. [F.Cuvier], éd. 2, 49: 341 (1827)
= Chlaenobolus virgatus (L.) Cass.; Dict. Sci. Nat. [F.Cuvier], éd. 2, 49: 340 (1827)
= Conyza spicata (Mill.) Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 93 (1786)
= Conyza virgata (L.) L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 2206 (1763)
= Gnaphalium spicatum Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 24 (1768)
= Gnaphalium virgatum L.; Amoen. Acad., Linnaeus ed. 5: 405 (1759)
= Pluchea spicata (Mill.) Less.; Syn. Gen. Compos. 207 (1832)
= Pluchea virgata (L.) Less.; Linnaea 6: 726 (1831)
= Pterocaulon pilcomayense Malme; Trab. Mus. Farmacol. 21: 129 (1909)
= Pterocaulon pompilianum Standl. & L.O.Williams; Ceiba 1: 94 (1950)
= Pterocaulon spicatum (Mill.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
= Pterocaulon spicatum var. cylindricum DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 454 (1836)
= Pterocaulon subspicatum Malme ex Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 388 (1902)
= Pterocaulon subvirgatum Malme; Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 27: no. 12, 24 (1899)
= Pterocaulon virgatum f. subvirgata (Malme) Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 269 (1908)
= Pterocaulon virgatum var. capitatum Glaz.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 405 (1910), nom. inval.
species :
Pterocaulon xenicum A.R.Bean; Austrobaileya 8(3): 325 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (arid N-Western Australia and Northern Territory)
50 AUS
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