Stenotus
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Stenotus is a genus of flowering plant
s in the daisy family, Asteraceae
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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...
s in the daisy family, 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...
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Species
- Stenotus acaulisStenotus acaulisStenotus acaulis is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name stemless mock goldenweed. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in rocky soils in sagebrush plateau and mountain habitats. It is a perennial herb usually forming a compact tuft or mat...
, stemless mock goldenweed - Stenotus armerioides, thrift mock goldenweed
- Stenotus lanuginosusStenotus lanuginosusStenotus lanuginosus is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name woolly mock goldenweed. It is native to the western United States, especially the inner Pacific Northwest, where it grows in cold, dry regions such as sagebrush plateau and high mountain slopes in...
, woolly mock goldenweed - Stenotus macleanii