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Rigiopappus
Sign in to saveRigiopappus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is closely related to genus Pentachaeta.
Species
wirestem
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UCSC, ILLS, CHRB, WTU, BRIT, VT
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Asteraceae
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- Rigiopappus leptocladus (6061749107).jpg
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Rigiopappus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is closely related to genus Pentachaeta.
The only species is Rigiopappus leptocladus, sometimes known as wireweed. It is an annual plant sending up slender stems terminating in small daisylike yellow flowers. It is native to the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rigiopappus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.