Geraea

Desertsunflower
Geraea canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae[1]
Genus: Geraea
Torr. & A.Gray, 1847
Type species
Geraea canescens

Geraea is a genus of the sunflower family from southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, commonly called the Desert Sunflower.[2][3]

Species[1][4][5][6]
  1. Geraea canescens Torr. & A.Gray - California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
  2. Geraea viscida (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - California (San Diego + Imperial Counties), Baja California

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1847. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1: 48–49 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Geraea Torr. & A. Gray
  4. ↑ The Plant List, search for Geraea
  5. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 21 Page 122, Desert-sunflower Geraea Torrey & A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 1: 48. 1847.
  6. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps


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