Psilocarphus

Psilocarphus
Psilocarphus brevissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Psilocarphus
Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Bezanilla J.Rémy

Psilocarphus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.

Psilocarphus is known commonly as woolly marbles or woollyheads. It is native to western North America and southern South America.

Species
formerly included

Psilocarphus caulescens Benth.- Hesperevax caulescens (Benth.) A.Gray

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