''Pentzia'' is a genus of African plants in the
chamomile tribe within the
sunflower family
Asteraceae () is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger fam ...
. One species ''(P. incana)'' is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.
The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz, 1738–1803.
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; Species][The Plant List search for ''Pentzia'']
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; formerly included[Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
numerous species once considered part of ''Pentzia'' now regarded as better suited to other genera: '' Foveolina Gymnopentzia Inulanthera Myxopappus Oncosiphon Phymaspermum Rennera''
References
Asteraceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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