Hesperevax

Hesperevax
Hesperevax sparsiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Hesperevax
Gray
Synonyms
  • Evax sect. Hesperevax Gray

Hesperevax is a small genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae.

Hesperevax species are generally known as dwarf cudweeds. They are native to the west coast of North America, especially California. These are petite woolly annuals with discoid flower heads.

Species

Species include:

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Evax sect. Hesperevax A. Gray
  2. ↑ Gray, Asa. 1856. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 4(5): 101 as Evax sect. Hesperevax A. Gray
  3. ↑ Gray, Asa. 1868. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 7(2): 356
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Hesperevax (A. Gray) A. Gray
  5. ↑ Morefield, J. D. (1992). Resurrection and revision of Hesperevax (Asteraceae:Inuleae). Systematic Botany 17:2 293-310.
  6. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
  7. ↑ "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Retrieved 2014-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)