Facelis

Facelis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Facelis
Cass.
Type species
Facelis apiculata[1]
(syn of F. retusa)[2]
Cass.

Facelis (trampweed) is a genus of South American flowering plants in the sunflower family.[1][3]

Species[2]
  1. Facelis brachyantha Macloskie - Patagonia
  2. Facelis lasiocarpa (Griseb.) Cabrera - Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina
  3. Facelis plumosa (Wedd.) Sch.Bip. - Peru, Bolivia, Argentina (Jujuy Province), Chile (Tarapaca Region)
  4. Facelis retusa (Lam.) Sch.Bip. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, Chile; naturalized in parts of Africa, Australia, and North America

References

  1. 1 2 Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1819. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1819: 94-95
  2. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. Tropicos, Facelis Cass.


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