Micropus
| Cottonseed | |
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| Micropus californicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Micropus L. |
| Type species | |
| Micropus supinus[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Micropus, the cottonseeds,[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.[1][4]
- Micropus amphibolus A.Gray - California
- Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - California, Oregon
- Micropus supinus L. - southern Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia
References
[edit]- ^ a b Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 927 in Latin
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 454 Cottonseed, micrope, falzblume, Micropus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 927. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 398. 1754.
- ^ Tropicos, Micropus L.
- ^ The Plant List search for Micropus
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps