Plecostachys Explained

Plecostachys is a genus of South African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]} They are native to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eswatini.^[3]

Species^[4]

• Plecostachys polifolia (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Plecostachys serpyllifolia (P.J.Bergius) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Notes and References

1. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1981.tb00958.x/abstract Olive Mary Hilliard & Burtt, Brian Laurence. 1981. Some generic concepts in Compositae – Gnaphaliinae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 82: 181-232.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010978 Tropicos, Plecostachys Hilliard & B.L. Burtt
3. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:893089-1 Plecostachys Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
4. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Plecostachys