Uropappus Explained

Uropappus, commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2] [3]} Some authors accept only one species, U. lindleyi, and separate Stebbinsoseris.^[4]

Species^[5]

• Uropappus kellogii Greene - CA AZ, Baja California
• Uropappus lindleyi (DC.) Nutt. - Canada (BC), United States (WA OR CA NV ID UT AZ NM TX SC)^{[6] [7]}
• Uropappus pruinosus Greene - NM

formerly included

• Uropappus clevelandii - Microseris heterocarpa
• Uropappus heterocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa
• Uropappus kelloggii - Microseris heterocarpa
• Uropappus leucocarpus - Microseris heterocarpa

External links

• Calflora Database: Uropappus lindleyi (Silver puffs)
• CalPhotos gallery of Uropappus lindleyi (Silver puffs) images — University of California, Berkeley.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36318145#page/446/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 424–425
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40022101 Tropicos, Uropappus Nutt.
3. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1951 Jepson -U.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=134228 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 322, Uropappus Nuttall
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Uropappus The Plant List search for Uropappus
6. Web site: Uropappus lindleyi . Sullivan . Steven. K. . 2018 . Wildflower Search . 2018-07-30 .
7. Web site: Uropappus lindleyi . 2018 . in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora . Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley . 2018-07-30.