Stephanomeria | |
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Stephanomeria virgata | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
Genus: |
Stephanomeria Nutt. |
Type species | |
Stephanomeria minor
[1] (syn of S. tenuifolia) [2] | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Stephanomeria is a genus of North American plants also known as wirelettuce, [4] belonging to the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [5] [6]
Stephanomeria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia scarletina, which feeds exclusively on the genus.
see Chaetadelpha Microseris Munzothamnus Pleiacanthus Prenanthella
Stephanomeria | |
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![]() | |
Stephanomeria virgata | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
Genus: |
Stephanomeria Nutt. |
Type species | |
Stephanomeria minor
[1] (syn of S. tenuifolia) [2] | |
Synonyms [3] | |
|
Stephanomeria is a genus of North American plants also known as wirelettuce, [4] belonging to the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [5] [6]
Stephanomeria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia scarletina, which feeds exclusively on the genus.
see Chaetadelpha Microseris Munzothamnus Pleiacanthus Prenanthella