Taxonavigation

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Pentachaetinae
Genus: Pentachaeta
Species: P. alsinoides – P. aurea – P. bellidiflora – P. exilis – P. fragilis – P. lyonii – P. physopus

Name

Pentachaeta Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 336. (1840)

• Type species: Pentachaeta aurea Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 336. (1840)

References

• Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Pentachaeta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pentachaeta. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 18 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pentachaeta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18} Dec. 2017.

Vernacular names

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