Squamopappus Explained

Squamopappus is a genus of Mesoamerican plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]}

The only known species is Squamopappus skutchii native to Chiapas and Guatemala.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Jansen, Robert K., Harriman, Neil A., & Urbatsch, Lowell Edward. 1982. Squamopappus gen. nov. and redefinition of Podachaenium (Compositae: Heliantheae). Systematic Botany 7(4): 476–483
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40037835 Tropicos, Squamopappus R.K. Jansen, N.A. Harriman & Urbatsch
3. Strother, J. L. 1999. Compositae–Heliantheae s. l. 5: 1–232. In D.E. Breedlove (ed.) Flora of Chiapas. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco