Croptilon is a small North American genus of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[3][2]
| Croptilon | |
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| Croptilon divaricatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Chrysopsidinae |
| Genus: | Croptilon Raf. |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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- Species
Croptilon is native to the southeastern and south-central United States as well as northeastern Mexico.[4][1][5]
- Croptilon divaricatum (Nutt.) Raf. - south-central + southeastern USA
- Croptilon hookerianum (Torr. & A.Gray) House - south-central USA
- Croptilon rigidifolium (E.B.Sm.) E.B.Sm. - Texas, Nuevo León
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Croptilon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 47. 1837.
- ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 47. mix of Latin and English
- ^ The Plant List search for Croptilon
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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