Haplopappus
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Haplopappus is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family. Until the 1990s, Haplopappus was a wastebasket taxon for many species in the tribe Astereae
, and most species have since been moved to other genera.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family. Until the 1990s, Haplopappus was a wastebasket taxon for many species in the tribe Astereae
Astereae
Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, subshrubs, shrubs and trees. Plants within the tribe are present nearly worldwide divided into 170 genera and more than 2,800 species...
, and most species have since been moved to other genera.
Selected species
- Haplopappus albicansHaplopappus albicansHaplopappus albicans is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Haplopappus foliosus
- Haplopappus venetus