''Onoseris'' 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
Mesoamerican
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and
South American
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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 ...
.
Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von. 1803. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 3(3): 1702
in Latin[
; Species:][
; Formerly included][Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
Several species once considered members of ''Onoseris'' are now regarded as better suited to other genera: '' Actinoseris, Criscia, Hieracium
''Hieracium'' (),
known by the common name hawkweed and classically as (from ancient Greek ἱέραξ, 'hawk'),
is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, and closely related to dandelion (''Taraxacum''), chicory (''Cichorium''), ...
, Ianthopappus, Lycoseris
''Lycoseris'' is a genus of Central and South American 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 th ...
, Noticastrum, Trichocline, and Urmenetea''.
References
Asteraceae genera
Onoserideae
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