''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

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 ...

. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''

Werneria ''Werneria'', also known as the torrent toads or smalltongue toads, is a small genus of "true toads", family Bufonidae. They are found in western Central Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Cameroon), with the greatest species richness in the ...

''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

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''Xenophyllum'', a new Andean genus extracted from ''Werneria s.l.'' (Compositae: Senecioneae).
''Novon'', 235-241. These species grow from

rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome ( ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and Shoot (botany), shoots from its Node (botany), nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from ...

s and form tight mats on the ground. Most have white ray florets and yellow or white disc florets. Species include: *''

Xenophyllum acerosum ''Xenophyllum acerosum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed ...

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Xenophyllum amblydactylum ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

'' *'' Xenophyllum ciliolatum'' *'' Xenophyllum crassum'' *'' Xenophyllum dactylophyllum'' *''

Xenophyllum decorum ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum digitatum ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

'' *'' Xenophyllum esquilachense'' *''

Xenophyllum fontii ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum humile ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum incisum ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

'' *'' Xenophyllum lycopodioides'' *''

Xenophyllum marcidum ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum poposum ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum pseudodigitatum ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum rigidum ''Xenophyllum rigidum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (als ...

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Xenophyllum rosenii ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum roseum ''Xenophyllum roseum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also ...

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Xenophyllum sotarense ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum staffordiae ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

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Xenophyllum weddellii ''Xenophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected in 1997 for several species formerly treated in genus ''Werneria''. These plants grow in the high mountains of the Andes.Funk, V. A. (1997)''Xenophyllum ...

References

Asteraceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Senecioneae-stub