Perityleae
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Perityleae is a tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

 of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae
Asteroideae
Asteroideae is a subfamily of the plant family Asteraceae. It contains about 70% of the species of the family.It is made of several tribes including Astereae, Calenduleae, Eupatorieae, Gnaphalieae, Heliantheae, Senecioneae and Tageteae.- Classification :...

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Genera

This tribe is closely related to the Eupatorieae
Eupatorieae
Eupatorieae is a tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the aster family. Most of the species are native to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas of the Americas, but some are found elsewhere...

tribe. It was classified as a separate tribe following molecular studies of DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...

 chloroplastic sequences.
It includes the following genera:
  • Amauria
    Amauria
    Amauria is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family....

  • Eutetras
    Eutetras
    Eutetras is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family....

  • Galeana
    Galeana (plant)
    Galeana is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family....

  • Pericome
    Pericome
    Pericome is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. There are two species. Pericome caudata is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is relatively common...

  • Perityle
    Perityle
    Perityle is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family . They are known generally as rock daisies. This is a variable genus, with its members sharing few characteristics. They include small herbs to spreading shrubs and most bear yellow or white daisylike flower heads...

  • Villanova
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