Chionolaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions in the Americas, with species occurring discontinuously from central Mexico to southern Brazil.[4] About half occur in southeastern Brazil.[5]

Chionolaena
Chionolaena capitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Chionolaena
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Type species
Chionolaena arbuscula
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucopholis Gardner
  • Parachionolaena M.O.Dillon & Sagást.
  • Pseudoligandra M.O.Dillon & Sagást.

Plants in this genus are small, woody shrubs and subshrubs. They have leaves with rolled edges, phyllaries with white to opaque tips, and staminate central florets.[5] The plants grow in high-elevation habitat types.[5]

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