Geraea

"Desert Sunflower" redirects here. For the other species commonly known as Desert Sunflower, see Helianthus deserticola.
Desertsunflower
Geraea canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae[1]
Genus: Geraea
Torr. & A.Gray, 1847
Type species
Geraea canescens
Torr. & A.Gray

Geraea is a genus of the sunflower family from southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, commonly called the Desertsunflowers.[2][3]

Species[1][4][5][6]
  1. Geraea canescens Torr. & A.Gray - California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
  2. Geraea viscida (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - California (San Diego + Imperial Counties), Baja California

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