Monoptilon

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Monoptilon
Monoptilon bellioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Monoptilon
Torrey & A. Gray
Species

See text.

Monoptilon (desertstar) is a small genus of annuals in the aster family that are native to North America.

There are two species

  • Monoptilon bellidiforme Torr. & A. Gray ex A. Gray (daisy desertstar)
  • Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall (Mojave desertstar)

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