''Werneria'' is a genus of

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n plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.Tropicos, ''Werneria'' Kunth
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as of December 2022: Several species once included in ''Werneria'' are now considered as better suited to other genera: '' Cremanthodium'', ''

Euryops ''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae, sunflower family. They are native plant, native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy ...

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Hypochaeris ''Hypochaeris'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. Many species are known as cat's ear. These are annual and perennial herbs generally bearing Head (botany), flower heads with yellow ray florets. These plants may resemble or be confu ...

'', '' Misbrookea'', ''

Senecio ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Mo ...

'', and '' Xenophyllum''.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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Senecioneae Asteraceae genera Flora of Southern America Taxa named by Carl Sigismund Kunth {{Senecioneae-stub