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Jungia

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Jungia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native mostly to South America, with one widespread species extending its range into Central America and southern Mexico.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
173
With media
34
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
NY, MO, F, UEL
Recorded in
Ecuador, Peru, Perú, Brazil, Brasil, Bolivia

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Jungia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native mostly to South America, with one widespread species extending its range into Central America and southern Mexico.

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022: Formerly included: Several species were at one time included in Jungia but are now regarded as more appropriate in other genera (Acourtia and Pleocarphus).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jungia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.