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Chevreulia

Chevreulia is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1817.

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Chevreulia
Chevreulia sarmentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Chevreulia
Cass.
Synonyms1

Leucopodum Gardner

Chevreulia is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1817.23

The genus is native to South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina) and the Falkland Islands.45

Species1
  • Chevreulia acuminata Less.
  • Chevreulia diemii Cabrera
  • Chevreulia gnaphalioides D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.
  • Chevreulia lycopodioides (d'Urv.) DC.
  • Chevreulia pusilla DC.
  • Chevreulia sarmentosa (Pers.) S.F.Blake
  • Chevreulia xeranthemoides D.Don ex Hook.
References

References

  1. The Plant List, search for Chevreulia
  2. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 69-70 in French
  3. Tropicos, Chevreulia Cass.
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  5. Cabrera, A. L. 1971. Compositae. 7: 1–451. In M.N. Correa (ed.) Flora Patagónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires

Data related to Chevreulia at Wikispecies