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Benitoa

Benitoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

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Benitoa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Machaerantherinae
Genus: Benitoa
D.D.Keck
Species:
B. occidentalis
Binomial name
Benitoa occidentalis
(H.M.Hall) D.D.Keck
Synonyms12
  • Haplopappus occidentalis H.M.Hall
  • Lessingia occidentalis (H.M.Hall) M.A.Lane

Benitoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.3456

Benitoa is monotypic, containing the single species Benitoa occidentalis. It is sometimes included in genus Lessingia as the synonym Lessingia occidentalis.72

Benitoa is endemic to California, where it is known mostly from San Benito County, the region for which it is named. Additional populations have been found in nearby parts of Fresno and Monterey Counties.879

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