''Jaumea'' is a

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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 ...

. The plants are sprawling perennial herbs branching mostly from the base. Flower heads are yellow, with disc flowers and also usually with ray flowers.Flora of North America, Jaumea Persoon, 1807.
/ref> The genus is named for French botanist J. H. Jaume St. Hilaire, 1772–1845. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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Jaumea carnosa ''Jaumea carnosa'', known by the common names marsh jaumea, fleshy jaumea, or simply jaumea, is a halophytic salt marsh plant native to the wetlands, coastal sea cliffs and salt marshes of the western coast of North America. Description It is a ...

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Jaumea chevalieri ''Jaumea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plants are sprawling perennial herbs branching mostly from the base. Flower heads are yellow, with disc flowers and also usually with ray flowers. The genus is named for Fre ...

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* '' Jaumea helenae'' Buscal. & Muschl. -

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* '' Jaumea linearifolia'' (Juss.) DC. -

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, northeastern

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* '' Jaumea linearis'' Pers. -

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* '' Jaumea peduncularis'' (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Oliv. -

* '' Jaumea rotundifolia'' Mattf. - ''Cameroon''

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Tageteae Asteraceae genera {{Tageteae-stub