''Centratherum'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flowering plants in the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

. Common names include Brazilian button and lark daisy. It includes three species native to tropical South America. Considered invasive in Hawaii (USA), Galapagos Islands, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

Species

Three species are accepted. * '' Centratherum cardenasii'' H.Rob. –

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(Santa Cruz) * '' Centratherum punctatum'' Cass. – tropical South America from

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to northern

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, introduced to parts of Central America, tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and Australia *'' Centratherum repens'' – Brazil (Bahia)

Formerly placed here

*'' Phyllocephalum phyllolaenum'' – as ''Centratherum phyllolaenum'' Benth. ex Hook.f

References

Vernonieae Asteraceae genera Flora of Southern America Taxa described in 1817 Taxa named by Henri Cassini {{Asteraceae-stub