Monoptilon
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Monoptilon is a small genus
of annuals
in the aster family
that are native to North America
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There are two species
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of annuals
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...
in the aster family
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
that are native to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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There are two species
- Monoptilon bellidiformeMonoptilon bellidiformeMonoptilon bellidiforme is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name daisy desertstar. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States, where it grows in typical desert habitat such as sandy flats and washes. It is similar to the other Monoptilon, M....
Torr. & A. Gray ex A. Gray (daisy desertstar) - Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall (Mojave desertstar)