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Monoptilon

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Monoptilon (desertstar) is a small genus of annual plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.

Species

Mojave desertstar

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toArizona, California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Utah
Observations5,545

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
22
With media
18
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
CHSC, NY, BRY, ASC, CHRB, BPBM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asteraceae
Image
Monoptilon bellioides 2005-04-01.jpg
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taxon name
Monoptilon
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Monoptilon
taxon common name
desertstar
Commons category
Monoptilon
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Monoptilon (desertstar) is a small genus of annual plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.

They are native to North America. Species Monoptilon bellidiforme Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray (daisy desertstar) - CA NV AZ UT Monoptilon bellioides (A.Gray) H.M. Hall (Mojave desertstar) - - CA NV AZ Baja California, Sonora

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monoptilon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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