''Sinosenecio'', also butterweed, is a genus of
Asian plants in the
groundsel tribe within the
daisy family
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
. Most of the species are found only in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, with a few extending southward into
Indochina.
; Species
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; formerly included
see ''Tephroseris
''Tephroseris'' is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.Lauber, K. and G. Wagner. ''Flora Helvetica'', 4th ed.
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tephroseris'':
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* ''Sinosenecio koreanus - Tephroseris koreana
''Tephroseris'' is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.Lauber, K. and G. Wagner. ''Flora Helvetica'', 4th ed.
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tephroseris'':
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* ''Sinosenecio newcombei - Tephroseris newcombei
''Tephroseris'' is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.Lauber, K. and G. Wagner. ''Flora Helvetica'', 4th ed.
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tephroseris'':
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References
Flora of China
Flora of Indo-China
Senecioneae
Asteraceae genera
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