Micropus
| Cottonseed | |
|---|---|
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| Micropus californicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae[1] |
| Genus: | Micropus L. |
| Type species | |
| Micropus supinus[2] L. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Micropus, the cottonseeds,[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the daisy family.[2][4]
- Micropus amphibolus A.Gray - California
- Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - California, Oregon
- Micropus supinus L. - southern Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia
References
- 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- 1 2 Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 927 in Latin
- ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 454 Cottonseed, micrope, falzblume, Micropus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 927. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 398. 1754.
- ↑ Tropicos, Micropus L.
- ↑ The Plant List search for Micropus
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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