''Smallanthus'' 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 flowering plants in the tribe

Millerieae Millerieae is a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the Asteroideae subfamily. Of all the genera, only ''Galinsoga'', '' Guizotia'', and '' Sigesbeckia'' have species native to the Old World. Subtribes and genera Millerieae subtribes and ge ...

within 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 ...

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized: *''

Smallanthus apus ''Smallanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Millerieae within the family Asteraceae. Taxonomy The following species are currently recognized: *'' Smallanthus apus'' – Mexico *''Smallanthus cocuyensis'' – Colombia *''Smallant ...

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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

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Smallanthus cocuyensis ''Smallanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Millerieae within the family Asteraceae. Taxonomy The following species are currently recognized: *'' Smallanthus apus'' – Mexico *'' Smallanthus cocuyensis'' – Colombia *''Smallan ...

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Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

*''Smallanthus connatus'' – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile *''Smallanthus fruticosus'' – Ecuador, Peru *''Smallanthus glabratus'' – Bolivia, Peru *''Smallanthus jelksii'' – Peru *''Smallanthus latisquamus'' –

, Central America *''Smallanthus lundellii'' – Guatemala *''Smallanthus macroscyphus'' – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay *''Smallanthus maculatus'' – Central America, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz *''Smallanthus macvaughii'' – Jalisco *''Smallanthus meridensis'' – Venezuela *''Smallanthus microcephalus'' – Ecuador, Peru *''Smallanthus oaxacanus'' –

, Guatemala, Honduras *''Smallanthus obscurus'' – Chiapas *''Smallanthus parviceps'' – Bolivia *''Smallanthus putlanus'' – Oaxaca *''Smallanthus pyramidalis'' –

, Ecuador, Venezuela *''Smallanthus quichensis'' – Guatemala, Costa Rica *''Smallanthus riograndensis'' – Rio Grande do Sul *''Smallanthus riparius'' –

, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Chiapas *''Smallanthus siegesbeckia'' – Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay *''Smallanthus sonchifolius'' (yacón) –

, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia *''Smallanthus uvedalia'' – eastern and south-central United States from Texas to Florida to New York (state), New York

References

Smallanthus, Asteraceae genera Taxa named by Kenneth Kent Mackenzie {{Millerieae-stub