''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the

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. It contains 7 known species, native to

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and to the southeastern

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(from

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).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Species

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Lachnocaulon anceps ''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ...

'' (Walter) Morong - from Texas to Virginia;

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in Cuba * ''

Lachnocaulon beyrichianum ''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ...

'' Sporl. ex Körn - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina * †''

Lachnocaulon cubense ''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ...

'' Ruhland - Cuba, apparently extinct * ''

Lachnocaulon digynum ''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ...

'' Körn - from eastern Texas to the

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* ''

Lachnocaulon ekmanii ''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ...

'' Ruhland - Cuba * '' Lachnocaulon engleri'' Ruhland - Florida, southern Alabama * '' Lachnocaulon minus'' (Chapm.) Small - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina

References

Eriocaulaceae Poales genera {{Poales-stub